Knife

c. 1850

Maker

William Jackson & Co (c. 1850 and later)

Measurements

8-3/4 in x 1-1/4 in x 1/2 in

Materials

Steel and bone

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.4123

Inscription

“WILLm JACKSON & [Co]  / SHEFFIELD” is stamped into one side of the blade.

Condition Notes

The end of the handle has split off from both applied sections of bone.  The steel is rusted, especially on the side of the blade bearing the maker’s mark.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The wide and curved blade has a rounded tip and bone handle made of two pieces pinned onto the blade tang.  Each side of the handle has incised crosshatching.

William Jackson (1814-1894) of Sheffield was in partnership with Richard Ashton until the latter died in 1846.  Jackson continued the business for a few years but began working under his name only.  In 1853 he moved his business to Sheaf Island Works.  The single name stamped into this table knife suggests it was made about 1850, between Jackson's other ventures.