Guest JOHNWAYNE Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I HAVE A KNIFE I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT. IT HAS ON THE BLADE JOHN BROWN &CO COLUMBIA WORKS IT ALSO HAS LETTER W PICTURE OF A CROWN R THE HANDLE ON THIS KNIFE LOOKS TO BE HICKORY I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS VERY VALUABLE, BUT I AM NOT SURE, ALL THE HELP I COULD GET WOULD BE GREAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Whites 1837 Dir. Sheffield Brown Jno & Co. merchants & razor mfrs. to his Majesty, Columbia works, Suffolk Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JOHNWAYNE Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Whites 1837 Dir. Sheffield Brown Jno & Co. merchants & razor mfrs. to his Majesty, Columbia works, Suffolk Road. DO YOU THINK IT IS WORTH ANY THING THANKS SO MUCH OR COULD YOU TELL ME OF SOMEONE THAT MIGHT KNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neddy Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 DO YOU THINK IT IS WORTH ANY THING THANKS SO MUCH OR COULD YOU TELL ME OF SOMEONE THAT MIGHT KNOW Try putting a photo of the knife on here, someone may know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JOHNWAYNE Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Try putting a photo of the knife on here, someone may know. THANK YOU I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF JOHN BROWN &CO COLUMBIA WORKS THE RAZOR CO IS THE SAME AS JOHN BROWN THE SHIP BUILDER I CAN NOT FIND ANY THING TIEING THEM TOGETHER ON WEB I WILL TRY TO LOAD PICTURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I don't know if this will help, but by 1849 the Columbia Works was owned by Marsh & Shepherd: 1849 Steel Converters and Refiners Marshes & Shepherd, Forge Lane and Columbia Works and also in the 1852 Directory... Marsh Brothers & Co. merchants, & steel, file, saw, edgetool, cutlery, &c. manufacturers, Ponds Works, Forge lane, (steel works, Blast lane, and Columbia Works, Suffolk road) I don't know if John Brown was taken over or moved elsewhere. I can't see him as a razor/knife maker in the 1852 listing. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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