William Rose West Phila
William Rose (W.Rose) well known as the best antique knife in North America because the steel is very good. Compare to modern steel, it is still very nice. It has good edge retention.
Round knives are the only leather tools they produced.
Unfortunately, W.Rose stopped producing the round knives.
You can not buy new one,you have to find antique ones.
Most of them are rusted or has cracked handle.
For mint condition ones, if the guy is willing to sell, it would be around $300.
Well used ones are around $200.
This is picture when I got mine.
it had some rust and wood handle is dried.
I am finding out when exactly this one is made.
my guess is it's around World War 2.
because usually ferrule is brass but mine is made of steel.
When WW2 era, there were shortage of brass, because they are used in bullets. so the price went up very high.
so many times, Brass were replaced by steel.
For example, WW2 zippo made of steel.
William Rose started a blacksmith shop in 1798 in Blockley Township, Pennsylvania which is close to west of philadelphia.
that's why it has "West Phila" under the W.Rose mark.
In the early 1800s, they made millitray sword.
In 1864, they started to manufacture knives.
In 1884 Goodwin bought W.Rose and move the company to Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania.
W.Rose was ran by three generation of Goodwin family,
Employee Edward King and his son bought W.Rose in 1989.
In 2001, Kraft tool owns W.Rose and they are still making professional trowel.
(image from http://www.krafttool.com)
I cut the cracked handle part but I still don't like it.
I oiled the handle also.
on the back side.
This one is pretty good shape.
Plenty of blade left. It is very precious knife but It is a tool
so, I am going to use it!
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