Case Doctors Knife and Drugs

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JayCottrell

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I have always had an affinity for Case (and other manufacturers) Doctor knives. I come from a family of physicians and own a few and have seen many change hands as gifts. Recently a friend of mine saw one of my Docs with the spatula blade and told me a story I am not sure I believe. He said that the Doctor's knives had gotten very popular during the 1970s and 80s because cocaine users valued them for their ability to dip into a plastic bag and dip out a predictable amount of powder without risking puncturing the bag. He also said that after Case learned that this was the reason for the knives jump in popularity that they stopped production.
Granted it is not that far of a stretch to see that cocaine users would find the spatula blade ideal for dipping into their baggy of coke, the blades intended purpose was scooping and measuring even amounts of powder for mixing medications. However, the rest of the story, about the demand rising and Case halting production, I have a little trouble buying into.
Can anyone offer any information about this ?
 
Case stopped production when they went bankrupt, not because anyone heard that their knives were used for illegal drugs. They are available again.
 
They are alive and well (Doctors knife..well...get it?:D). From case and other sources.

Do a search in the traditionals forum and you will find several examples. And a few pics of really nice collections.

I've always liked the Doctors knife too. Not sure why. It's really a rather plain pattern and I'm sure there are other more useful patterns, but there is something about the Doctor I find appealing. And no, I don't use cocaine:cool:.
 
I never gave the pattern a second thought, except as a possible gift. A friend gave me a handful of Frosts knives, one of which was a doctors knife. While the blade was altogether junk, it got me interested in the pattern. I picked up a single blade Buckcreek model, which went to my little sister. I would like to pick up a nice doctors knife, either Case or Queen or GEC. However, I have lots of other slipjoints higher up on the list.
 
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