George Wostenholm is one of the most influential and important manufacturers of cutlery in the world. The firm began in 1785 in Sheffield, England, and soon registered its popular I*XL trademark. In the 1830’s, Wostenholm began selling knives to the United States.
Post 1890 G. Wostenhold I*XL pocket knives
None of these knives were more popular than the famous bowie knives that were sold to men on the American frontier. During a time in the 1850’s, Geo Wostenholm expanded its operation and employed more than 800 skilled laborers to manufacture pocket knives and other cutlery.
This stamp was used after 1890 – note the addition of “England” at the bottom
A variety of blade and tang stamps were used on George Wostenholm IXL knives, including: Rockingham Works (c. 1810-1848), Washington Works (c.1848-1870’s), Wostenholm Celebrated Cutlery (1860’s-1890) and the word England was post 1890. Check out the vintage Case XX page and the Remington page as well.
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