ABS Museum - A Jewel

[Kevin Jones]

A recent post regarding a vintage Harvey Dean knife brought the ABS Museum to mind.
I was traveling through Little Rock a couple years ago and found myself with a several hour wait at the airport on my way home. I had heard about the ABS Museum so thought I would drop by to kill some time.
I was expecting a nice display containing several dozen ABS maker's knives, however I was very pleasantly surprised. What I found was a very nice well stocked and displayed museum inside a very nice upscale museum containing hundreds of extraordinary knives and displays covering past to present. It was both a pleasurable and educational experience.
I mention this experience as many of you will be traveling to the Arkansas show in several weeks, I would highly recommend setting aside a couple hours to visit the museum as it's located inside the Historic Arkansas Museum only minutes from the airport. I think you find it time well spent.

 

[jjtjr]

Kevin, I agree with you. The ABS exhibit at the Arkansas Historical Museum in Little Rock was a very pleasant surprise for me also. If you are into forged blades or just knives in general it is a must see. It is a historical and artistic collection with knives by many of the all time great knifemakers and also many current great makers. I went twice, I liked it so much. Jim Treacy

 

[Keith Montgomery]

If I'm ever in the area, I most certainly will be dropping in.