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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on March 13, 2016 at 11:07

W.H. Morley & Sons-Germany knives date to circa 1913-1927.This was yet another of the trademarks of Adolph Kastor & Bros.of NYC.,a major importer and wholesaler of cutlery. Morley knives were retailed through Hibbard,Spencer, Bartlett & Co.of Chicago,IL, a major hardware chain which later became True Value Hardware. Morley knives are rated as medium on the value scale. Don, you are correct in that Solingen, Germany had surpassed Sheffield, England in efficiency and lower costs as of the 1880's,which made them attractive to importers of knives.In addition,in the early 1900's,many doubted US steel was of the same high quality as the cutlery made in Sheffield and Solingen, so it was actually considered a selling point to advertise them as English steel or German steel..

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Permalink Reply by Bryan W on March 16, 2016 at 20:43

Right on the money John!  Nice liitle knife find Don!

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