Posted 11 years ago
dreamerlds
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Cant find another like this or any information at all sadly.
Harrison Brothers stamped on the shaft.
Harrison Brothers Sheffield | ||
| Pocket Knives457 of 689 |  |  |
Harrison Brothers Sheffield | ||
| Pocket Knives457 of 689 | | |
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Posted 11 years ago
dreamerlds
(8 items)
Cant find another like this or any information at all sadly.
Harrison Brothers stamped on the shaft.
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This is a great tool! I could be wrong but isn't that a hook that was used to button shoes? Just a thought...
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The links have some history Harrison Bros. and Howson. It's a razor forum, but the only place I found with any company history. knifenetwork or britishblades will be good places to ask, too.
http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLAHARRISONBROTHERS.html
http://strazors.com/index.php?id=612&doc=harrison_brothers_and_howson_sheffield_
Harrison Bros. (& Howson) 1847 - 1959. What the Brits used to call a "multiplex knife." The tools, clockwise from the bottom: gimlet (drill), helical worm (corkscrew), turnscrew (screwdriver), wire breaker (for wired-down corks on medicine and wine bottles), pen blade, button hook, and main blade - in this case a "sheepsfoot" pattern.