Posted 11 months ago
Ollie
(36 items)
Have been trying to research this pocket knive. The hallmarks are from Albert Coles& Co. which was between 1835 -1875. I have not been able to determine its value though..can anyone help me?
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very cool pocket knife Ollie:) love this :)
Oh, Albert Coles! Early American Silversmith - a great one!!! Beautiful item! Seeing it made my heart race. Not the fact that it's a knife, but the fact that it's Albert Coles silver. Wow.
Value would be a tough one for me, since I know nothing about knives, but I did find a very useful link, with a similar Coles knife, and values.
http://silver.rubylane.com/silver/,c=Knife_Pocket_Silver,ss=pocket%2Bknife.html
Here's a link to the hallmarks. Can't see the hallmarks in your photo, so I can't confirm that it's Albert Coles or Coles & Reynolds.
http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_C2.html
Have rechecked the hallmars- definetly Albert Coles. Thanks for all the info.