display case

[delmas2nd]

some time ago was able to aquire a display case for Schrades. have now completed (sort of some knives need to be better) so thought i would share. there are prices at the bottom and when got it had a paper price list over it raising the prices.

 

[Bridgeman]

Very nice!! :thumbup:

 

[edbeau]

That is a great looking display. Reminds me of the old hardware stores. Good job filling it.

 

[thawk]

Great looking set!

 

[Codger_64]

Nice! Were you able to date the display via logos, patterns and prices?

 

[howieareyu]

Mr Delmas - Great job completing the display!! :thumbup::thumbup:

REALLY NICE assortment of the small to mid sized folding Schrades of the time

Best as I can tell, It's only shown in the 1995 Catalog & Price List - Pages 9 & 23
http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/Catalogs/images/1995-CATS.pdf

I've been trying to fill one also - almost done

Congrats -- Howie

 

[koldgold]

Nice Display delmas, hope to see more from you now.
Collecting small items like knives can be fun. However, most times we collect them and store them away in boxes.
When we store them in Displays, we can look at them every day and enjoy them many times a day. Ken

 

[delmas2nd]

all the rest of my collection are residing on my pool table. have taken photos of them from the UH's to the LB 7's which are my favorite pattern.

 

[edbeau]

Must be a bit hard to play pool that way.

 

[aggiebuilder2003]

Nice going! Time to find another display

Chuck

 

[delmas2nd]

found another display but not sure what to do with it plus the asking price PLEASE! i have not seen one like this before, looks like metal clips for unnamed knives? any clues on date?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/280842190852?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

[Codger_64]

Look at the evolution of the shop sign logo in the catalogs on COSRUS. When did they first use the "ESTABLISHED 1904" and "WORLD'S FINEST KNIVES" text in conjunction with the shop sign?

 

[delmas2nd]

looks like there were several changes to the logo in the catalogs, from '61 to '68 just the hanging scroll and no date, from '69 to '72 date at top and "World's Finest Knives" at bottom, '73 to '78 on the date 1904 at the bottom where it had been at the top, '79 to '81 date at top and "Made in USA" added at bottom then in '82 to '86 hanging scroll gone and replaced by "Made in USA" in an oval. after that just Scharde logo. the logo scroll on the display matches none of these so i am still confused but wiser.

 

[Codger_64]

" '69 to '72 date at top and "World's Finest Knives" at bottom". There is a clue.

 

[edbeau]

Noticed that the price stickers had Lewis on them. Seems like Lewis could be Lewis Hardware Store. I also like the prices the knives were at that time.

 

[Codger_64]

Those can be compared to price list MSRP to approximate the date. We have Lewis Lumber Companys here