The old "penknife tip" sheffield 6.

[arrodbo]

Talking of "The Meadows" I remember it well, on our way back from the Ritz saturday mornings we would run onto the meadows at the boffom of Scraithwood Drive (not sure of spelling) and reenact the scenes from the cowboy film we had just seen......guess it would be 1953 up to about 1957 (memories eh)

[davebrmm]

Also around Skeltons at Heeley Bottom, there were a lot of machete or gurkha blanks lying 3 deep at the bottom of the Sheaf.

 

Put a twine or tape handle on them file the edge and you had a very useful (and dangerous) tool.

 

In those days, just after the war, we were as good as any scavengers from the Third World

 

the penknife tip was up Myers Grove Rd had some smashing penknives from there .near the Robin Hood pub there was a mine ,the miners walked down it they used to shine their lamps on their faces and make ghostly noises we nearly sh...t our selves. years later when I worked for Crofts of Dykes Hall we put railing up ,had to weal the concrete all the way down I was 17 am now 76 and fit as a fart no ooming rites then if you couldn,t do the job **** off

 

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Also around Skeltons at Heeley Bottom, there were a lot of machete or gurkha blanks lying 3 deep at the bottom of the Sheaf.

 

Put a twine or tape handle on them file the edge and you had a very useful (and dangerous) tool.

 

In those days, just after the war, we were as good as any scavengers from the Third World

 

the penknife tip was up Myers Grove Rd had some smashing penknives from there .near the Robin Hood pub there was a mine ,the miners walked down it they used to shine their lamps on their faces and make ghostly noises we nearly sh...t our selves. years later when I worked for Crofts of Dykes Hall we put trailing up ,had to weal the concrete all the way down I was 17 am now 76 and fit as a fart no ooming rites then if you couldn,t do the job **** off

 

---------- Post added 12-09-2014 at 12:27 ----------

 

Also around Skeltons at Heeley Bottom, there were a lot of machete or gurkha blanks lying 3 deep at the bottom of the Sheaf.

 

Put a twine or tape handle on them file the edge and you had a very useful (and dangerous) tool.

 

In those days, just after the war, we were as good as any scavengers from the Third World

 

the penknife tip was up Myers Grove Rd had some smashing penknives from there .near the Robin Hood pub there was a mine ,the miners walked down it they used to shine their lamps on their faces and make ghostly noises we nearly sh...t our selves. years later when I worked for Crofts of Dykes Hall we put trailing up ,had to weal the concrete all the way down I was 17 am now 76 and fit as a fart no ooming rites then if you couldn,t do the job **** off

 

---------- Post added 12-09-2014 at 12:28 ----------

 

Also around Skeltons at Heeley Bottom, there were a lot of machete or gurkha blanks lying 3 deep at the bottom of the Sheaf.

 

Put a twine or tape handle on them file the edge and you had a very useful (and dangerous) tool.

 

In those days, just after the war, we were as good as any scavengers from the Third World

 

the penknife tip was up Myers Grove Rd had some smashing penknives from there .near the Robin Hood pub there was a mine ,the miners walked down it they used to shine their lamps on their faces and make ghostly noises we nearly sh...t our selves. years later when I worked for Crofts of Dykes Hall we put trailing up ,had to weal the concrete all the way down I was 17 am now 76 and fit as a fart no ooming rites then if you couldn,t do the job **** off

 

---------- Post added 12-09-2014 at 12:32 ----------

 

Also around Skeltons at Heeley Bottom, there were a lot of machete or gurkha blanks lying 3 deep at the bottom of the Sheaf.

 

Put a twine or tape handle on them file the edge and you had a very useful (and dangerous) tool.

 

In those days, just after the war, we were as good as any scavengers from the Third World

 

the penknife tip was up Myers Grove Rd had some smashing penknives from there .near the Robin Hood pub there was a mine ,the miners walked down it they used to shine their lamps on their faces and make ghostly noises we nearly sh...t our selves. years later when I worked for Crofts of Dykes Hall we put trailing up ,had to weal the concrete all the way down I was 17 am now 76 and fit as a fart no ooming rites then if you couldn,t do the job **** off

Edited September 12, 2014 by davebrmm
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[RJRB]

Was the pen knife tip up Myers Grove Road ?

[JayVee]

bazjea is correct and i agree that i never found a knife but picked up lots of blades etc.

Am i right in saying there was also a pub nearby called the Robin Hood?

 

Hi RT- sure was but I think it closed last year - hows things - saw Tony and Sue on tele - I am sure you did - Tony looked frightening!!!

[bazjea]

Was the pen knife tip up Myers Grove Road ?

 

No No No..............

 

Myers Grove Road does not exist.

 

It Is Myers Grove Lane.

[cookingfat50]

In the Fifties we used to "collect" unwanted penknife blades from the Richards factory just off the Moor. Didn't realise it was such a common crime.

 

yer me and my mate were at Richards factoy we had heard that they dumped seconds knifes and blades so one night about 7 pm we went and tried to see if we could find and we both put our hands on the top to drag our selfs over just as we got near the top when we were both dragged down by a bobby nd he marched us up to the police box side of the town hall he kept us both there for half an hour before giving us a bollocking then let us go

[Michael_W]

Now I come to think of it, you are right, it was near the Broadfield Bridge.

 

Like you, if we were lucky enough to get a new pair of wellys, we would try to get as far down the Sheaf as we could towards town. We never made it all the way.

 

But I wonder why all that stuff was dumped in the river, because scrap metal was fairly valuable in those days.

 

Workers would sometimes dump scrap in the river (maybe so the gaffer would not find out they had scrapped it), there were of course several forging / engineering companies by the river Sheaf in the Heeley / Broadfield area, both Tyzacks and Laycocks had factories backing on to the Sheaf at Broadfield Road, Tyzack would have certainly forged machete type knives as they did agricultural equipment including scythes I believe.

Edited September 19, 2014 by Michael_W

[Jim117]

Can assure you this practice was still going on in early 90's. I worked in a firm on Mary street making knife handles. Plenty of the more expensive **** ups ended up being posted out the window into the convenient river below before the gaffer saw them!

[carosio]

Can assure you this practice was still going on in early 90's. I worked in a firm on Mary street making knife handles. Plenty of the more expensive **** ups ended up being posted out the window into the convenient river below before the gaffer saw them!

Same thing happened at John Bedfords where the factory windows overlooked the river just below Ball Bridge (Mowbray St). Mainly files I think.

[arrodbo]

Hi RT- sure was but I think it closed last year - hows things - saw Tony and Sue on tele - I am sure you did - Tony looked frightening!!!

 

He looked like he was trying to b nonchalant but kept smiling, hope you are all well

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Hi RT- sure was but I think it closed last year - hows things - saw Tony and Sue on tele - I am sure you did - Tony looked frightening!!!

 

He looked like he was trying to be nonchalant but kept smiling, hope you are all well