Early Remington

RandyW

RandyW

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This order form is from a early 30s sporting goods catalog. Tony now has it in his collection..Wish I could still make an order..I would like a dozen of the R1303s.. ;)



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I don't know Randy, those Remingtons are a little expensive. Mister Robuck sent me this page of some Maher & Grosh knives. I doubt if you can see the prices in this picture.
The one on top is .33 for a two blade, pearl handle.
The second one is $1.25 or $1.50 for pearl or $1.00 for ivory.
The trapper is .60, .65 for ebony and .75 for stag, the same one but larger and stronger will cost you $1.00.
The knife on the bottom has 2 blades for .75, 3 blades for $1.00 but if you want pearl instead of ebony it will cost another .50.
I wonder if they take PayPal?
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I have a number of old Maher & Grosh ads. Here is one from 1887:
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I also have a number of original pages from a very high quality 1886 Hibbard Spencer & Bartlett catalog, here are just two pages of it:
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lambertiana...Can I mix my order for 2 dozen up,on the scales ?? lol

Those catalogues are really something else.
 
Swedges are for 3 reasons. It will thin the blade toward the end so it will pass through things easier, it will thin a blade on one side to allow another blade on the same spring to pass it, and they will allow you to get to a pull on a blade behind it. It all depends on the knife how it is swedged but they all have a purpose. Seeing and handling a lot of old knives like this is how I developed my style of grinding. It's not easy but I think it adds so much to a knife.
 
I love the detail work on those old knives. The swedges, long pulls, fluted, grooved and pinched bolsters, all keeps them from looking so plain, like many modern knives do. Cost of modern labor precludes the fine details on most production items.
 
Phil in Alabama said:
I love the detail work on those old knives. The swedges, long pulls, fluted, grooved and pinched bolsters, all keeps them from looking so plain, like many modern knives do. Cost of modern labor precludes the fine details on most production items.
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Even the modern repro's of the old patterns (production),let's say 10 to 20 year old knives,are made so much better and more consistent in good quality.
Some of the nicest production knives I've ever had,were from a decade or two,ago's current production.
 
Tony you forgot the 4th thing. Swedges seperate the men from the boys, that's what I'm talkin 'bout. :)
 
Tony Bose said:
I just love these old ads. Look at the swedge work on those blades.
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So do I. I have a number of antique knives that really do have quality swedge grinds, so I know this is not just an artist doctoring things up for potential customers.

Modern labor costs makes this much more expensive. Of course, one day I would like to own one of your knives (so far, I am really fond of Lanny's Clip #26 that VCM3 showed in another thread - that knife really does something for me).
 
OK, here are more pages from the 1886 HSB catalog. I wouldn't mind ordering a few dozen. Of course, at that time labor was typically about $1/day, so the average joe would have to plunk down a lot of money for a dozen.

Tony - do you see any ideas for a new pattern?

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I don't have all of the catalog, just a bunch of pages of the cutlery section. I would love to have the whole thing.
 
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