The Ripper's Knife?

[Rubyretro]

Scott,the travelling knife grinders were a familiar sight on the streets with their carts and knife sharpening apparatus

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I saw a travelling knife grinder on the street in Spain a few years ago.
He had a 'call' which was very atmospheric, to bring his clients out of their houses. It made my portuguese husband feel very nostalgic, as he said that the knife grinders in Portugal used the same sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-wVQ4WnSW8

[niko]

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I saw a travelling knife grinder on the street in Spain a few years ago.
He had a 'call' which was very atmospheric, to bring his clients out of their houses. It made my portuguese husband feel very nostalgic, as he said that the knife grinders in Portugal used the same sound.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-wVQ4WnSW8

Hi Rubyretro, I know that sound as long as I can remeber, nowaday's the grinder come's round the village on a moped or van, before on a push bike.
The sound is made by an "armonica" ( mouth organ ). I imagine Whitechapel had it's local knife grinder " and I bet you a pound to a penny he played the same tune ". If Jack was from the Manor ( area ) I bet the knife grinder new him or saw his face, just a thought, all the best, Agur.

niko

[Rubyretro]

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The sound is made by an "armonica" ( mouth organ ). I imagine Whitechapel had it's local knife grinder " and I bet you a pound to a penny he played the same tune ".

Hi Agur - I have to say that I wondered the same thing!

According to this document, it has the knife grinder calling in 'his sing song voice', and not with an harmonica.....So sadly, we're probably wrong...

https://www.1900s.org.uk/1900s-knife-grinder.htm

[niko]

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Hi Agur - I have to say that I wondered the same thing!

According to this document, it has the knife grinder calling in 'his sing song voice', and not with an harmonica.....So sadly, we're probably wrong...

www.1900s.org.uk/1900s-knife-grinder.htm

Hi Rubyretro, I supose your right, and were both wrong, by the way my name is Niko not Agur,lol, Agur means goodbye in Basque language, "no problem though".

About the Ripper's knife, from little what I've read in the 1888 newspaper's and inquest report's, the Ripper's knife has been discribed in many way's, for example - Bayonet, Butcher's knife, Fishmonger's knife, Dagger. There is not much written about amputaition knives, exept what is said about the suspect Strog of him carrying surgical knives on him, but I supose I'm wrong. This are three knives that I poses, from left to right.

LEFT - This is a world war one military bayonet, blade sharpened on one side.


MIDDLE - This is my "Muela escudero" hunting knife (modern), sharpened on both side's of the blade.


RIGHT - This is the knife I think Thomas Coram found, French cook's SAbatier knife, sharpened on one side of blade, was in circulation in 1888, which I understand was used in many different trade's. All three are large bladed knives, ok then all the best, Agur.

niko

[niko]

Hi Rubyretro, I supose your right, and were both wrong, by the way my name is Niko not Agur,lol, Agur means goodbye in Basque language, "no problem though".

About the Ripper's knife, from little what I've read in the 1888 newspaper's and inquest report's, the Ripper's knife has been discribed in many way's, for example - Bayonet, Butcher's knife, Fishmonger's knife, Dagger. There is not much written about amputaition knives, exept what is said about the suspect Strog of him carrying surgical knives on him, but I supose I'm wrong. This are three knives that I poses, from left to right.

LEFT - This is a world war one military bayonet, blade sharpened on one side.


MIDDLE - This is my "Muela escudero" hunting knife (modern), sharpened on both side's of the blade.


RIGHT - This is the knife I think Thomas Coram found, French cook's SAbatier knife, sharpened on one side of blade, was in circulation in 1888, which I understand was used in many different trade's. All three are large bladed knives, ok then all the best, Agur.

niko

hi everyone,

[niko]

hi everyone,

Third time lucky. This is the image I wanted to attach two post earlier, sorry. Agur.

niko