Tag Archives : steel

14/04/2018

A visit to see Michael May’s pocket knives in Sheffield

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HebTroCo makes their Barlow pocket knife in the workshop of Michael May in Sheffield,  and I found myself there by their invitation on a windy Tuesday in March. This is the second in a series of articles about the background and makers of the HebTroCo products. ALSO NOTE: Michael May is the guest of Season 2: Episode 2 of my Garmology…

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12/03/2013

A label to watch: Mamnick – small, but exquisite

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In my series of presentations of labels I consider worth keeping an eye on, today has brought us to the tiny Northern label of Mamnick. Situated in the defunct steel town of Sheffield in Yorkshire (a town I also have family ties to), Mamnick is named after a road in the Peak District, just outside of Sheffield. Mamnick isn’t so…

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