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Very interesting showing the Kipling artefacts, thanks!
When you think about it, most famous writers are likely to have carried a knife of some manner, although probably very utilitarian. In those days, people had pocket knives in the way in which we now all have mobile phones of some kind. Dickens mentions large Horn handled knives in 'Great Expectations,' so I'm sure he will have carried one sort of knife. But, knives wore out and frequently got lost so we are lucky to see the Kipling items.
George Orwell, writing in his essay, 'Such, Such Were the Joys' talks about his Edwardian childhood and the hope&joy of receiving a Penknife for Christmas or birthday. So, I'm certain the English lit's master of dystopia and seer about language manipulation, certainly had several.:thumbup:
Somewhere I saw a picture of a Victorinox carried by Arnold Palmer who recently died, but I don't remember where I saw it.
By the way, why do people in TV/film always cut their thumbs when they need blood for something? Cut the back of your hand or somewhere that you don't need for everything and won't take forever to heal because it keeps reopening.
Everybody probably knows Hunter S. Thompson was always had a Case on him.
That's worthy of mention, SI!?Did anyone here get married without a knife in his pocket!? A Victorinox Tourist walked down the aisle with me.
-- Mark
Actually, I'm a big fan and have most of his books. I've never seen a reference to a Case knife. Gotta source? I'd love to read more.
-- Mark
It's not news that one of Tony Bose's English Teardrop Jacks was used by James Spader in the movie Lincoln. Although it was a very small part of the movie and was very hard to see that it was one of Tony's knives, it was definitely one of Tony's knives because I know the back story.
James became very interested in Tony's knives after a chance meeting with a friend of Tonys at a knife show in New York several years ago and subsequently struck up a friendship with Tony. When the Lincoln movie came up and James was developing his character, he suggested maybe he would be able to fit a knife into one of the scenes he would be doing. James asked Tony if he could make a period relevant knife that he could use in the movie and it was the English Teardrop Jack. After it was made and sent to James, it was OK'd by the appropriate props people and used in the movie. James carrys and uses that knife and other T.Bose knives regularly.
Here's an image I shot of James and Tony whittling on the back porch in Wilfred a number of years back.
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Screenwriter/Director/Playwright David Mamet is definitely a knife nut. Not traditional, but he commissioned a custom Severtech for "Sparta" and in "Heist" Danny DeVito's character has a Benchmade auto. In "House of Games", Lindsay Crouse steals Joe Mantegna's lucky pocket knife (an advertising or novelty knife IIRC). In "The Spanish Prisoner" the main character is framed for murder by someone stealing his old knife from the Boy Scouts and stabbing someone with it. And of course, there's the Brian Lyttle knife they commissioned for "The Edge" for Anthony Hopkins.
Thanks for the interesting info, everyone!
Ted, do you know what model SAK that is in Gary Powers pack? And just below and to the right of it, do I see another pocketknife (probably not spy equipment)?
I also heard that Powers also had a Randall bird and trout? Any truth to that one?
Very interesting and amusing. Language not so bad, merely accuratePolitician as a human-being, an alien concept for the last 30 years.....
Thing is, what sort of knife did LBJ carry?? The one that kept falling out of his pockets?? Suppose the Johnson Center or museums might give the answer but I'll bet it wasn't an EisenhowerMust've been a CASE Texas Jack what?
Thanks, Will.