HELP PLEASE: Trying to I.D. Antique Knife

Allow me to introduce you to two tiny two-bladed folding pen-knives I have.

The Mother of Pearl one is Southern & Richardson, made in Sheffield. I'm fairly familiar with the name. No biggie.

The ivory one is marked 'MACKLIN' or "MAOKLIN" or SOMETHING like that! I've tried researching it, but I'm coming up blank. I would like to know who made this knife!!

The letters on the tang are:

MA O or C KLIN...

I have never heard of a Macklin knife company. Is anybody familiar with it and its history??

 

I don't know if this is the same, but there was a James Macklin & Son, a cutler company, in Salisbury, England from 1880 to c1915. The company is mentioned in the following publication/paper titled Blade's Guides to Knives and their Value, "Section II: Folding Knives," "Salisbury Cutlers," p. 124 (p. 125 as actual file page on scrolling through the pages).

"In 1895, Salisbury still offered high-grade cutlery. The leading firm at the time was James Macklin and Son. However, “by the end of the 19th century[,] the Salisbury cutlery industry was in a sad state of decline. Many of the cutlers were importing Sheffield pieces. Robert Macklin, who was first apprenticed [to] and then took over the Botlys’ business in Catherine Street in 1880, had two cutlers still working for him in 1896. Macklin became Mayor during the Great War [1914 - 1918], and was knighted ... The last working cutler, however, was Henry Neesham, who continued to work until his death in March 1914, aged 88.”

His name is listed in the chart at the bottom of the page.
"James Macklin, 7 Catherine Street, 1880-1915"

This is a *.pdf formatted file:
http://selfdefensefund.com/wp-content/uploads/Knife-Price.pdf

Here is a Wikipe... article on James Macklin:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Macklin

--- Susan

 

Ooh thank you!!

He sounds like he'd be the right candidate! I shall research anon!

 

very nice little guys !!!

 

Aren't they adorable??

I've researched James Macklin. So far nothing is coming up definitive...