Pocket knife presented to George IV

Although this steel 'pocket' knife was produced as a 'Specimen of the Manufactures of Sheffield', its design is particularly ingenious. It includes 46 steel implements of three types, including blades, saws or files, and corkscrews or bradawls. It was presented by the cutler Joseph Rodgers to George IV in 1821, at the start of the King's reign. In the following year a Royal Warrant was duly issued to Rodgers' firm.