LETS SEE THOSE MAGNIFICENT HARNESS JACKS

[mbkr]

Buhl Sons Co (By Napanoch!).
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I grew up in Detroit and had never heard of Buhl Sons. Sent me on an internet search. Interesting stuff. Christian Buhl was mayor of Detroit in 1860 and 1861 and started all kinds of businesses. Buhl Sons was a large hardware catalog store (early precursor to internet stores) that got sold in 1960. I did not find out who bought it or who made the knives.

 

[waynorth]

Thanks for the research, Mike!! Napanoch made that oldie, I guess before Winchester bought them!!??

 

[SteveC]

Charlie I see you're showing off again

Awesome collection !

 

[mbkr]

Thanks for the research, Mike!! Napanoch made that oldie, I guess before Winchester bought them!!??

Thanks Charlie for the info. All I know about Napanoch is the little I've read on BF and AAPK. Pocket knife history of the late 19th and early 20th centuries sure is convoluted

 

[peanutsxx]

waynorth whew, that showing just leaves me breathless! What a tremendous collection you have!

 

[waynorth]

waynorth whew, that showing just leaves me breathless! What a tremendous collection you have!

Thanks Michael! I'm glad you folks don't mind recycled pictures! I still have the knives, but it would take forever to "snap" (scan) them again!

 

[waynorth]

Case Bros Little Valley 5204PU, worn but still usable, this is an old Stag HJ!! I just love this old Relic!!

 

[waynorth]

Griffon/XX, B'Port (Bridgeport) CT. I never could figure out if this was a subcontract HJ or not!! Cool knife though!

 

[Un-Chained]

Charlie
WOW

 

[waynorth]

Three Equal-End HJs, A Winchester, and two Western States with different Etches!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Omg Charlie!!!
Just amazing!!! It will take several visits to be able to digest all of this, Thank you Kind sir -SO MUCH for sharing your treasures and knowledge with us!

 

[Markeologist]

Just want to thank everybody for the HJ postings here over last few months, I've been following along occasionally, not posting as I'm kind of frustrated with the current knife craziness. This thread seems much more immune to that situation, folks are here just because they love harness jacks, plain and simple. Thanks again. Mark

 

[Invoice]

Just picked up this Queen #37 in Winterbottom Bone.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Nice winter bottom bone there Inv.

Charlie I’m still getting over these Knives. I too love that old Stag HJ!!! Such an array of old and old and mint - so many fine looking punches!
Your range of stunning NYK’s is amazing, interesting to see the variety of different punches Case used! The Wardlow and Zenith are two beauties - but this is very hard to start pointing out very nice HJ’s from your posts Charlie because each and every one is actually a stunning knife!!!
Thank you again Charlie - and I’m sure everyone would not mind if you posted previously posted scan photos again and again and again and...

 

[Texoma]

CC HJ#1 Amber

 

[waynorth]

Not above collecting HJs that are pretty much Relics, they are usually dirt cheap or free, but can tell us yet a little more history!
Peerless Cut.
Pre-WWI Case w. Red Winterbottom handles!! Miscellaneous!!

 

[waynorth]

Here is a strange one; yet a Sales Sample!!
Made by Utica Cutlery, under their Iroquois branding, with End-of-the-Day Celluloid handles, it has a most unusual shape, with a nice Clip blade, and a typical Utica Punch!!
The scratches are on the Scanner Glass! (Excuses, excuses!!)

 

[Texoma]

That is a strange one Charlie, it has a little of that toothpick shape to it

 

[waynorth]

That is a strange one Charlie, it has a little of that toothpick shape to it

Thanks for commenting, Frank!! It looks like it has a little Toothpick, Navaja and Hammerhead Shark in it, to me!!
I like it, as weird as it is!!

 

[lambertiana]

Here is a strange one; yet a Sales Sample!!
Made by Utica Cutlery, under their Iroquois branding, with End-of-the-Day Celluloid handles, it has a most unusual shape, with a nice Clip blade, and a typical Utica Punch!!View attachment 1527170 View attachment 1527174 View attachment 1527175 View attachment 1527176 View attachment 1527177
The scratches are on the Scanner Glass! (Excuses, excuses!!)

Interesting knife. And I must say, I don't think the phrase "I can stop any time" would apply when it comes to knives.