What Do Sheffielder People Collect?

[Padders 2,847]

4 minutes ago, Rockers rule said:

Hello Bassett.

Had to have a think, must have something else that emphasises Sheffield in my collections.

How could I have forgotten the three large box's of silversmith tools i became custodian of?  .

I say custodian, because I was given them, know their history and can't justify selling them.

There is a possibility I may offer them to Western park museum - long term loan / gift at some point?

Basically the tools, hammers, scribes, chasers, anvil steaks, punch sets, etc, etc, etc are all as they were taken from their workbenches when the silversmiths shut down (Scotland St) many years ago. 

below is a stock picture of the type of things in the collection, imagine five times as much + small anvils etc, etc, etc and the three cabinets + pattern books, receipts for work done, invoices and customers names.

 

 

 

Like I said 'How could i have forgotten '

Keep safe  .

 

 

You never cease to amaze me Rocker..

 

Keep chiseling.

[Rockers rule 673]

34 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Just how big is your garage ?  Is it really  , a barn ?

One of the box's is in the bathroom  🤣

33 minutes ago, Padders said:

You never cease to amaze me Rocker..

 

Keep chiseling.

Never cease to amaze myself Padders  🙃 .

Best thing in my collection I have from Sheffield is --- a very understanding wife 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣,

[hackey lad 3,949]

13 minutes ago, Rockers rule said:

One of the box's is in the bathroom  🤣

Never cease to amaze myself Padders  🙃 .

Best thing in my collection I have from Sheffield is --- a very understanding wife 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣,

Good lasses from Sheffield 

[bassett one 449]

1 hour ago, Rockers rule said:

Hello Bassett.

Had to have a think, must have something else that emphasises Sheffield in my collections.

How could I have forgotten the three large box's of silversmith tools i became custodian of?  .

I say custodian, because I was given them, know their history and can't justify selling them.

There is a possibility I may offer them to Western park museum - long term loan / gift at some point?

Basically the tools, hammers, scribes, chasers, anvil steaks, punch sets, etc, etc, etc are all as they were taken from their workbenches when the silversmiths shut down (Scotland St) many years ago. 

below is a stock picture of the type of things in the collection, imagine five times as much + small anvils etc, etc, etc and the three cabinets + pattern books, receipts for work done, invoices and customers names.

 

 

 

Like I said 'How could i have forgotten '

Keep safe  .

 

 

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.

[hackey lad 3,949]

27 minutes 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.

What is a Vesta ?

[cgksheff 44]

8 hours ago, hackey lad said:

What is a Vesta ?

I assume that he is talking about Vesta matchbox holders.

Swan Vestas is a brand with a distinctive box size and you could get holders made of brass, silver etc. with varying degrees of ornate decoration.

Edited January 19, 2022 by cgksheff

[Jim117 72]

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 673]

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 44]

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 449]

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 2,847]

12 hours ago, hackey lad said:

What is a Vesta ?

The last one I had, was a Beef Curry.

[Runningman 142]

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 !