Cheese knife
Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd (fl.1901-1979)
Category
Silver
Date
1900
Materials
Silver
Measurements
212 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Sheffield
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 885172.2.11
Summary
Knife - One of twelve Kings Pattern cheese knives
Provenance
these knives, together with twelve cheese knives, were bought by Michael Trinick on behalf of the National Trust from Wm. Bruford and Son, Bedford Street, Exeter, for £140 less 10%. a letter from GMT in the Dining Room file, 8.2.1971, requests that the shine be taken off the knives to match the canteen used in the Dining Room.
Marks and inscriptions
(on blade) BRUFORD AND SONS, EXETER AND EASTBOURNE (check)
Makers and roles
Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd (fl.1901-1979), maker