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Home Products 4 Blade Congress

4 Blade Congress

by Wostenholm, George

SKU 173239

Date Added 02/22/2018

# Available This product is out of stock

Original price $135.00

Price $110.00

Overview

This 4 blade congress from George Wostenholm features two drop point blades, a clip point blade and a sheepsfoot style blade all with nail nicks. The handle is comprised of nickel silver caps and abalone covers over brass liners and steel backsprings. Scuffs on blades and bolsters but otherwise good condition.

Product Details

Blade Length 1.5

Overall Length 5.25

Closed Length 3.5

Weight (oz) 1.9

Source Previously owned

Additional Specs

Knife Type Half Stop, Multi-Blade

Blade Material Stainless Steel

Blade Details Clip Point, Drop Point, Sheepsfoot

Handle Material Metallic, Pearl

About the Maker

Wostenholm, George

The third George in this family business acquired the cutlers mark ‘I*XL’ in 1826; the mark which made the company famous. Wostenholm specialized in knives and razors, dominating the American market with their products. Their original workshop, Rockingham Works, became too small to cope with demand and by 1848 they moved to Washington Works, named in honour of their American trade. George Wostenholm was an excellent salesman, and made around 30 trans-Atlantic trips to America throughout his life. This was when sailing ships were still in use and steamships were still a very new innovation; the crossing would take a number of weeks and was still very dangerous. It was Wostenholm’s willingness to travel and his skills as a trader that meant the I*XL brand was one of the most famous in America by the mid-nineteenth century. It was his travel to America that meant he declined the role of Master Cutler three times saying that he would not be able to spare time to undertake the role, before he finally accepted in 1856. In the 1850s they increased production of their most famous product, the Bowie knife. These knives were often etched with American eagles and patriotic slogans.