Thread: George Wostenholm I XL - Anyone know the history?

Originally Posted by MJC

My very novice and subject to correction guess would be 1892 to 1914....

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me where did you get 1914 though?

Originally Posted by veckus

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me where did you get 1914 though?

Again, the usual disclaimers - but I believe the next applicable trading agreement required "made in" after 1914.
So it would be, for instance "Solingen" then "Solingen Germany" (after 1891) and the "Solingen, Made in Germany" after 1914 +. Manah's Blog is a great source of information on the subject...
I have G. Wostenholm's of all ages - great shavers....enjoy.

Originally Posted by manah

Wullie, if you're interested in Wostenholm knives, ask.
Possibly, I can find some of them in the Wostenholm catalogs.

Thanks Alex,
I'm pretty familiar with most of Wostenholme's knives. I've got several of their older pocket knives and even an "end of days" knife that must have been about the time they went under back in the 70's. It is a piece of junk compared to their earlier products. It's really sad.

If I see one I've got a question about, I'll send you a pic and see if shows in the book.

Thanks a bunch!!
W