Kitchen knives
Robertsons Ltd
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, steel, plastic and bone
Place of origin
Knightsbridge
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 24233
Summary
A collection of fifteen kitchen knives of various lengths and shapes, handles could be bone, many in poor condition and very rusty along with a sharpening steel all wrapped in brown paper folded to form packaging for contents. A white rectangular label printed in black reads, FROM / ROBERTSONS / LTD / Decorative Contractors and Upholsterers / 83 and 85 KNIGHTSBRIDGE, LONDON,SW1, / Telephone; Victoria 7760 (2 lines) / Col Geo. A Gibbs MP / Tyntesfield / Bristol / Per..... / Carriage Paid. / GOODS ENTRANCE; DUPLEX RIDE at rear. Postage label, white on black reads, 5506s/6 / G.W.R. / 76 Brompton Rd. R.O. / 2/- / D.S to S / No. of / Packages / To.... / Coy.... / Route.... / PREPAID PARCEL / STAMP LABEL. A second postage label reads, 4302s/7 / G.W.R. / 76 Brompton Rd R.O. / 6d / D.S to S / No of / Packages / To... / Coy....Route... / PREPAID PARCEL / STAMP LABEL.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Robertsons Ltd, manufacturer