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The Kensington Gazette, No. 2, December 14, 1853

Buy your Cutlery of the Manufacturer!!!

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R. TURPIN, Manufacturing Cutler, 29, High-street, Kensington, submits to the public his List of Prices for Table Cutlery, for ready money.

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Every Article stamped with R. T.’S name, Warranted and Exchanged if not found Good.

Electro-plated Silver-handled Table Knives, 25s. per dozen. Dessert ditto, 18s. per dozen.

Nickel-silver Table Spoons or Forks, 18s. per dozen. Ditto, Dessert Spoons or Forks, 12s. per doz. Mustard or Salts, 1s. per pair.

Table-knives. per doz. Table-forks. per doz. Desert-knives. per doz. Carvers. per pair.

Three and half inch, Ivory handles, (balance) 11 6 7 0 10 0 5 6

Four-inch, Ivory handles, same quality 16 6 8 0 12 0 6 0

Four-inch ditto, rather better Ivory 18 0 9 0 14 0 6 6

Four-inch, best East India Ivory 20 0 10 0 15 0 7 6

Four-inch, extra-large African Ivory-handles, with blades of the best quality 24 0 12 0 18 0 8 6

Silver Ferruled ditto, ditto, no better can be made, with plain handles 36 0 18 0 30 0 10 0

Per doz.

Best white-bone table knives and forks 18 0

Ditto, ditto, dessert ditto 14 0

Pinned bone handle ditto 12 0

Solid handle ditto 12 0

Dessert ditto 10 0

Best oval rimmed, black 18 0

Black-horn knives & forks, with pinned or solid handles 12 0

Self tip, equal in wear to Ivory 24 0

Dessert ditto ditto 18 0

Stag-horn handles 15 0

Ditto, ditto, best quality 18 0

Best Nickel-silver Spoons and Forks, 18s., per doz. Dessert, 12s. per doz.

New blades or handles to every kind of table, desert, pen, or pocket knives, equal to new, in proportion.

All kinds of Shears and Scissors, Razors, Pen and Pocket Knives, Butchers’ Steels and Knives, Painters’ and Plumbers’ palette and other Knives to order, or on sale. German Silver Spoons, Forks, &c. Every description of Spectacles, Eye Rims, Folders, Reading Glasses, &c., in Stock, together with Steel Goods of every description.

R. Turpin’s Warranted Razors, from 2s. to 10s. per pair, with morocco case complete, and exchanged if not found good.

Cutlery Ground and Re-polished as New, Daily, on the Premises. N.B. KNIVES AND FORKS LENT ON HIRE.

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