A penknife I found at the car boot

[Tengu]

Anyone know the brand?

 

[oldtimer]

Richard's Lamppost. We all wanted this one but usually had to settle for the smaller version with the spear point, not the clip as on this, the larger version. The scales had a tendency to fall off but could be repaired. The best thing about them was the pocket money price. I had at least two when I was seven or eight years old so the knife shown may be about sixty years old.

 

[British Red]

Yep, cheap as chips with hollow tinny "bolsters" that dented with finger pressure. Blades were okay though. The scale were held on by bent over lugs!

 

[Everything Mac]

Yeah I know the brand. As said a cheap as chips Sheffield maker. I found a guy at the local market selling a box of their pen knives for £1 a piece.

Since I keep loosing my penknives I figured I'd buy a few so got 5, it would have been more but only had a fiver on me.

Anyway they are built strongly enough. But I was particularly taken with the orange scales!

I believe the company went out of business in the late 70's

Andy

 

[sasquatch]

I've got a TINY one with 2 blades on it that's really old. Not the best knife in my collection by any stretch but it's so small I kinda like it just sitting next to the real ones. Those orange scales on the one above look pretty cool!

 

[Tengu]

So I got ripped off at £4?

it is nice, though

 

[ged]

So I got ripped off at £4?

Think of it as a little piece of history.

 

[sasquatch]

Can't go wrong at £4! Surely it'll get to a point where you don't see many in future, might even be the case already...

 

[Biker]

Think of it as a little piece of history.

No ged, THIS is a piece of history... "Would have been a shame to blow it up"

Sorry for the thread hijack Tengu

 

[Retired Member southey]

She's the last of the v8's! what a beauty!