What Do Sheffielder People Collect?

[Jim117]

Close cgksheff. A vesta was a metal box holding loose matches. They were often ornate and usually featured a striker plate on the bottom.

[Rockers rule]

10 hours ago, bassett one said:

what a superb collection.i always think when i buy a vesta made in sheffield with the stamp,i say to my self,it might be for example 1890 and i buy it from london or scotland as a example,got you back home to sheffield, but i  always think wheres the vesta been since it was made,theres one BIG EXAMPLE in 1895  a vesta made in sheffield by walker and hall about 300 where made and sent to london to a theatre to celebrate a show called CHARLIES AUNT,the vesta is a silver vesta with a in printed face of charlies aunt a story about a man in drag as a women,they gave them away on dec 21st 1895,these are rare,i got one from scotland,but where had it been since that cold dec night?,also love your tool collection ,it would look great in our museum ,did the firm make vestas?thanks for showing your collection thats something england has heritage at its best.

Without looking, I can't remember seeing any patterns etc for any vestas.

Elaborate milk jugs, table sett's etc, Tea / Coffee pots, napkin rings etc, etc, etc.

I like your 'where has it been story'.

Few years ago did the whole Family tree thing.

I found one of my relations, a well respected Scottish minister (PHD & BD) had written a book in 1940.

Me and my sisters managed to find copies, them from ebay me from a specialist bookshop hidden deep in the Welsh countryside.

My copy is inscribed on its inside cover by the author to the same name as his brother in law.

Is the name a coincidence ? is it actually a book my ancestor gave to his brother in law?

As far as I know we have no Welsh links in the family tree.

So where has the book been, how did it end up in Wales 79 years later, why would a book about the reformed churches of the 16th and 17th churches be in Wales ? so many questions.

For anyone who enjoys collecting I can fully recommend researching your family tree.

The unbelievable coincidences (the book being just one example) have been many.

Go on, go collecting names. took me two years but well worth it.

The tree goes back to 1636.

 

 

Not mine but a nice Victorian ladies Vesta case typical of the period.

 

Keep safe and collect well  .

[cgksheff]

30 minutes ago, Jim117 said:

Close cgksheff. A vesta was a metal box holding loose matches. They were often ornate and usually featured a striker plate on the bottom.

Thank you.

I have a couple of the box holders and hadn't realised the wider meaning.

Every day's a school day! 👍

[bassett one]

1 hour ago, Rockers rule said:

Without looking, I can't remember seeing any patterns etc for any vestas.

Elaborate milk jugs, table sett's etc, Tea / Coffee pots, napkin rings etc, etc, etc.

I like your 'where has it been story'.

Few years ago did the whole Family tree thing.

I found one of my relations, a well respected Scottish minister (PHD & BD) had written a book in 1940.

Me and my sisters managed to find copies, them from ebay me from a specialist bookshop hidden deep in the Welsh countryside.

My copy is inscribed on its inside cover by the author to the same name as his brother in law.

Is the name a coincidence ? is it actually a book my ancestor gave to his brother in law?

As far as I know we have no Welsh links in the family tree.

So where has the book been, how did it end up in Wales 79 years later, why would a book about the reformed churches of the 16th and 17th churches be in Wales ? so many questions.

For anyone who enjoys collecting I can fully recommend researching your family tree.

The unbelievable coincidences (the book being just one example) have been many.

Go on, go collecting names. took me two years but well worth it.

The tree goes back to 1636.

 

 

Not mine but a nice Victorian ladies Vesta case typical of the period.

 

Keep safe and collect well  .

nice victorian vesta,that one is a anchor for birmingham,i love collecting them,sheffield is rarer and london ,scotland is rare,but chester has no longer got a essay office so they and all silver stamped chester are now worth a lot more as you cannot buy it any longer only secondhand, but ebay has a huge amount for sale as do auction houses,i was lucky a few weeks ago,got a job lot of none silver and found one worth £160,as it was a rare brass one stamped 1861 by the goverment and they stopped stamping brass in 1870 for vestas,but like all collections you are for ever learning.

[Padders]

12 hours ago, hackey lad said:

What is a Vesta ?

The last one I had, was a Beef Curry.

[Runningman]

Hey up you good collecting type people

 

Has anyone got a cut throat razor made by Needham Veall and Tyzack

 

If so, please let me know

 

Many thanks !

[Rockers rule]

2 hours ago, bassett one said:

nice victorian vesta,that one is a anchor for birmingham,i love collecting them,sheffield is rarer and london ,scotland is rare,but chester has no longer got a essay office so they and all silver stamped chester are now worth a lot more as you cannot buy it any longer only secondhand, but ebay has a huge amount for sale as do auction houses,i was lucky a few weeks ago,got a job lot of none silver and found one worth £160,as it was a rare brass one stamped 1861 by the goverment and they stopped stamping brass in 1870 for vestas,but like all collections you are for ever learning.

See this is exactly what collecting is all about.

I've seen them, known what they were and commend the craftmanship behind producing such things by hand, I couldn't tell you where they were made, by whom or any of the details regarding essay offices.

and this is what makes a collector.

Well done Bassett.

 

Want to know how to fit a new set of points and adjust your timing with just a bulb and a piece of wire without one of them new fangled strobe things, I'm your man 🙃.

 

Keep safe and enjoy adding to what you know.

 

Pet hate, quiz show contestants "well I wasn't even born then - before my time" .

So history and general knowledge is something only relevant after you are born  .

1 hour ago, Runningman said:

Hey up you good collecting type people

 

Has anyone got a cut throat razor made by Needham Veall and Tyzack

 

If so, please let me know

 

Many thanks !

Hello Runningman.

My speciality was collecting Straight razors from different Sheffield makers (lots more besides as well) I'd have to brave the depth's of the attic to find the collection and the last time I went in there the lost tribe of Attictacollectable nearly had me. 

(I found a caravan periscope last time I went up there 🤣 )

Ebay should be as good as any place, you might just be lucky. Antique shops could be a bit funny especially if you were wearing a drape jacket when asking if they'd any cut throats .

 

Keep safe and collect well  .

 

 

 

No, that's not me 🧐.

Edited January 19, 2022 by Rockers rule
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[Padders]

14 minutes ago, Rockers rule said:

See this is exactly what collecting is all about.

I've seen then, known what they were and commend the craftmanship behind producing such things by hand, I couldn't tell you where they were made, by whom or any of the details regarding essay offices.

and this is what makes a collector.

Well done Bassett.

 

Want to know how to fit a new set of points and adjust your timing with just a bulb and a piece of wire without one of them new fangled strobe things, I'm your man 🙃.

 

Keep safe and enjoy adding to what you know.

 

Pet hate, quiz show contestants "well I wasn't even born then - before my time" .

So history and general knowledge is something only relevant after you are born  .

Hello Runningman.

My speciality was collecting Straight razors from different Sheffield makers (lots more besides as well) I'd have to brave the depth's of the attic to find the collection and the last time I went in there the lost tribe of Attictacollectable nearly had me. 

(I found a caravan periscope last time I went up there 🤣 )

Ebay should be as good as any place, you might just be lucky. Antique shops could be a bit funny especially if you were wearing a drape jacket when asking if they'd any cut throats .

 

Keep safe and collect well  .

 

 

 

No, that's not me 🧐.

Love it Rocker,

Like the Reg plate as well.

[Rockers rule]

18 minutes ago, Padders said:

Love it Rocker,

Like the Reg plate as well.

Not on Gov web site (I checked  ).

[charliewag]

I collect fishing tackle though not intentionally. It's just that when a new rod or reel comes on the market and it seems to be better than what i've got, i'll buy it.

Once in a while the missus will suggest I sell a couple, which I do, and the  cycle starts all over again!