L. Wilson
This well-worn clasp knife, with can-opener blade, was a typical armed forces issue (hence the arrow mark and 1940 date). Such knives have survived in some numbers and were contracted by the government from a variety of Sheffield makers. ‘L. Wilson’ may denote Lawrence Wilson (1890-1961), whose father, Thomas Wilson, owned a cutlery business. For further details, see the profile of Thomas Wilson (Sheffield) Ltd. In the 1930s, Lawrence Wilson sold tea pruning knives, machetes, and plantatio....
