1598 J. Florio Coltellinaio, a pen knife maker.
1611 R. Cotgrave Ganivetier, a pen-knife-maker.
1831 18 Mar. 4/4 The best razor, razor-strop, and penknife-maker, in England, and the cheapest too.
1912 2 Oct. 37/2 Mr. John Mitchell..came as a penknife-maker from Sheffield and settled in Birmingham.