J Russell Co Green River Works Carving Set Sterling & Stag 1880's-1910's

Carving set made by the J Russell Green River Works company at their Turner's Falls Massachusetts factory from the 1880's to the 1910's. 

Carbon steel blade has the Diamond J Russell marking, is thin and light with an English shape. Russell employed lots of skilled cutlers from Sheffield and there are some tiny hints of that in this set, also the two pins on the nickel butt caps are a Sheffield style. 

Stag handles have a characteristically Russell pattern sterling silver ferrule with a pillowy column and dot motif. 

This set had seen some rust but is free from it now, there are some light pits and the ferrule on the fork looks to have been repaired with silver solder at one point.

Despite it's wear it is still a handsome old set and will perform beautifully.