Silver Plate Rogers

1889 12 Piece Set of Joseph Rodgers & Sons Dinner Knives, Mother of Pearl Handle with Sheffield Blades. A beautiful 1889 12 piece set of Joseph Rodgers & Sons dinner knives. Rodgers & Sons Cutlers To Her Majesty. Joseph Rodgers & Sons. The company was founded in 1724 when John Rodgers first rented the star and Maltese cross mark. From the Cutlers Company. He was renting a house workshop in Holy (Hawley) Croft, which used to. Be off Campo Lane. Johns three sons John, Joseph and Maurice joined the family business, which. Began to expand rapidly. In the 1780s the family moved into a block of workshops which would. Their most famous address, No. In 1800 Joseph and Maurice formally dissolved their. Partnership and the firm was renamed Joseph Rodgers & Sons. As well as producing an unrivaled range. Of pen and pocket knives, the company became famous for their exhibition cutlery, which showed off the. Skill of the cutlers working for them. These wonders could be seen in the company showrooms on Norfolk. Street, which when opened in 1825 caused a sensation. There were very few showrooms within Sheffield. The first visitors did not even. Realise that the goods in the cabinets were for sale, the idea was so strange. Joseph Rodgers had a reputation for producing the best quality items in Sheffield. In the company history. Under Five Sovereigns (1911), it was said that in Persia, India and Ceylon, the namehas entered into the. Language as an adjective expressing superlative quality. A café in Bombay [Mumbai] said that their food. And drink was all Rojers best things. Another story was of a British officer travelling in Russian Turkistan. Who lost his Rodgers knife. A village headman commiserated with him because there were no more Rodgers. When the officer objected the headman told him that a British traveler had given him a Rodgers. Knife and told him they could cut through iron, something a prisoner in chains had done. The King of England. Was very angry at losing his prisoner and cut off both of Rodgers arms at the elbow in punishment, to stop. Making such good knives. While continuing to make high quality products, the late Victorian period on wards were difficult for the company. 6 Norfolk Street, and had been recording losses during the Great Depression. Workforce of 1500 in 1914, the company had reduced to 325 employees in 1961. The company bought George. Wostenholm & Son Ltd in 1971, however, it stopped trading by 1983. The name is now owned by Egginton Brothers. And is still being stamped on Sheffield made cutlery today. Knives are in great age related condition. Could use a polishing. Please see all photos for complete description. The item “1889 12 Piece Set of Joseph Rodgers & Sons Dinner Knives” is in sale since Monday, November 4, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Silverplate\Flatware & Silverware”. The seller is “gallery_mission2017″ and is located in San Diego, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Style: Victorian
• Age: 1850-1899
• Brand: Early Joseph Rogers
• Pattern: English
• Type: Flatware – Knives