I´ve giot this together with a lot of old pipes. It´s an old Richards Sheffield pipe tool and I gave it a quick and dirty polish tonight. Richards is one of the old traditional cutlery makers of England. They have been manufactoring cutlery since 1839 when in 2007 they got into financial trouble and were bought by the Dutch Amefa group. Meanwhile most of their products come from the far east.
As I collect traditional pocketknives the name Richards certainly rings a bell for me. This old and tired pipe tool should be made in Sheffield back in the "good ol´days". It´s pretty common so you should have one too anywhere in a drawer... :wink:
As I collect traditional pocketknives the name Richards certainly rings a bell for me. This old and tired pipe tool should be made in Sheffield back in the "good ol´days". It´s pretty common so you should have one too anywhere in a drawer... :wink: