An unassuming object with an extraordinary past: this vintage Mappin & Webb lunch knife was used by Paul McCartney during the Beatles’ electrifying 1964 concert at the Granada Theatre, Walthamstow. Now, it can be yours.
This knife comes from a private fan collection and is accompanied by a handwritten note stating:
“This is the knife which Paul McCartney used to eat his meal when appearing at the Granada, Walthamstow, London, E.17.”
Stamped with the original ‘GRANADA’ insignia, the knife was part of the theatre's canteen service - where the Beatles dined after arriving via covert van on October 24, 1964, ahead of two frenzied performances.
That night saw a full-throttle outbreak of Beatlemania: girls fainting, gifts flying, and a ten-song set almost drowned out by screams. It remains one of the least-documented and most chaotic stops of their British tour. Now, one of the few surviving artefacts from that night resurfaces - simple in form, but rich in story.
The knife is humble in appearance, but its story is anything but. It’s a time capsule from one of the wildest nights in Beatles history.
Ready for display (or your most sacred junk drawer), this unique piece of pop culture history is available now at for £850 - a poetic nod to the Beatles’ original fee that night.
Serve up the story forever (no more puns now, I promise).
An unassuming object with an extraordinary past: this vintage Mappin & Webb lunch knife was used by Paul McCartney during the Beatles’ electrifying 1964 concert at the Granada Theatre, Walthamstow. Now, it can be yours.
This knife comes from a private fan collection and is accompanied by a handwritten note stating:
“This is the knife which Paul McCartney used to eat his meal when appearing at the Granada, Walthamstow, London, E.17.”
Stamped with the original ‘GRANADA’ insignia, the knife was part of the theatre's canteen service - where the Beatles dined after arriving via covert van on October 24, 1964, ahead of two frenzied performances.
That night saw a full-throttle outbreak of Beatlemania: girls fainting, gifts flying, and a ten-song set almost drowned out by screams. It remains one of the least-documented and most chaotic stops of their British tour. Now, one of the few surviving artefacts from that night resurfaces - simple in form, but rich in story.
The knife is humble in appearance, but its story is anything but. It’s a time capsule from one of the wildest nights in Beatles history.
Ready for display (or your most sacred junk drawer), this unique piece of pop culture history is available now at for £850 - a poetic nod to the Beatles’ original fee that night.
Serve up the story forever (no more puns now, I promise).
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