Equal End Jacks

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KnifeHead

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Here we have a vintage Chapmam Hand Forged (Hardware store??? in Muncie, IN 1915-1932) 3 1/8" equal end jack. The blade is etched "Silver Steel". You can read up on Levines forum in previous posts about silver steel but it is basically another name for drill rod. Waynorth dug these links up:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317676

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=477429&highlight=silver+steel

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=396932&highlight=silver+steel

I'm not sure you can see it from the images but the mark side of the blades were polished and the pile side of the blades were left with a ground finish. This is typical of many old pocket knives. Except for the dark spots on the blades, this little knife doesn't look like it has ever been used. The top edges of the blades are still crisp as if it just came off of assembly and still has factory sharpening.

Could this be a NY Knife Co knife?

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bigger images:
http://boseknives.com/images/chapman/chapmanjack1.jpg
http://boseknives.com/images/chapman/chapmanjack2.jpg

Smoke em if ya got em....show us your equal end jacks.:D
 
Sweet old knife, Kerry.
 
Who ever made it, I'll second Blues that it is one sweet little knife! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Definatly deserves some pocket time.
 
mnblade said:
Why can't someone make a reasonably priced knife in this EXCELLENT pattern these days!? :confused: Are you listening, Case?
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Though definitely not cheap, S&M makes the Premier 7 which is very similar, with long pulls on both blades.

I wonder though, if the prices of those knives were converted into 2008 dollars, if they wouldn't be similar?
 
Nice Knife Kerry:thumbup:

Here is a 3 3/8" Pal Cutlery Co. Equal End Jack I have.

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Hey look...another EE Jack! I was beginning to think nobody else had any :D That little guy is in good shape...thanks for posting it.
 
RobbW said:
Though definitely not cheap, S&M makes the Premier 7 which is very similar, with long pulls on both blades.

I wonder though, if the prices of those knives were converted into 2008 dollars, if they wouldn't be similar?
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Nope. Not even close. Going off this site (Dollar Times), a Keen Kutter English Jack from the late 20s (retailing for $1.65 as seen in LG4 pg. 213) would require the purchasing power of $18.91 in 2006.

Drawing from 1932, a Scout knife, your choice of Cattaraugus, Ulster, Remington or LF&C would run $1.50. In 2006, that's the equivalent of $20.80. Granted, that was the depth of the Great Depression.

A Marble's Trailmaker in leather from 1908 was $5.00. About $101.17 today.

Even if you say the minimum wage in 1938 was a quarter, and now it's $5.85 an hour. Even multiplying those old prices by 24 isn't going to get the same quality.
 
Kerry Hampton said:
Hey look...another EE Jack! I was beginning to think nobody else had any :D That little guy is in good shape...thanks for posting it.
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O.K, O.K!
All worthy threads need care and feeding, so here are a few tasty morsels. EEJs are great! I have several in HJ configuration, but these are all straight jack-knives. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks Kerry for kicking things off, and dpzer for the nice PAL!
First a couple of Case 62055s, just a hair larger than the Chapman at 3 7/16".
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Next, a 3 5/8" Camillus, with a big old Case 6294 at 4 1/4"+!
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Finally, a pair of Camillus EEJs at 3 5/8", and 4 1/4".
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I KNEWWWWwwww you could do it Charlie! Great looking knives...WOW Again!
 
(#%$*$#(%&#!!!!! Where the #$(%)(#&@ do you guys find all these beauties?????
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(very nice, thanks for posting)
 
Of my EE knives, my favorite is probably the H&B on the left here:

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I have seen enough pictures of Charlie's knives here and there over time to know that he really has an outstanding collection.
 
Beautiful knives. They just look like a real working pocket knife. Kind of a jack-of-all-trades! :p:D

I've also come to think that if either Waynorth or Smiling-Knife don't have representative specimens in their collections, it may not exist. ;)
 
Thought that I would post an unusal Jack. This is a carperter Jack made by Canton Cutlery Co.

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Check out that shield ! Thanks for showing that one,nifbuf,
-Vince
 
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