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Thanks for that incredible display.

Gus
 
lt632ret said:
If people enjoy it then perhapes it serves a purpose. ....if I cannot establish a place where these items can be seen and enjoyed then I may very well liquidate they entire thing, perhapes selling or simply destroying the whole kit and kaboodle. .... Right now I am not sure what will happen.

..... Once again thankyou all for the nice words and support. LT
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Guilty of terminal optimism as always, I still hold out hope that someone somewhere will see the wisdom of establishing a cutlery museum in which the R.V. Langston collection could finally be displayed in it's entirety, and added to until it eclipsed even the demolished Schrade factory collection. I am certain it already does so in it's scope of the historical roots companies of the 1800's/early 1900's. The historical value far outweighs the monitary value in my humble opinion (easy to say when it is someone else's money).

Meanwhile, I am very thankful that you have been so generous with your time and knowledge here, and show us these pictures of your more "common" displays (as well as the occasional obscure items). It adds to our knowledge base, and inspires us to expand our own collections beyond the common offerings sold in the last ten, or twenty, or even thirty years.

Thanks, LT.

Codger
 
Once again LT...I just have to say...

WOW!

Thank you for the beautiful display...and I hope you don't have to break it up sir!

Bill
 
Wow....I am at a loss for words....that is just an awesome display...it would seem a shame to break it up....:eek: ......thanks for the post and pics!!!:thumbup:

Kap
 
Thanks again for the pictures LT. I sure wish I could make it back there to see your collection.
 
Gentlemen, what you saw in that display was just (quote) "the stuff I wasn't worried about being stolen". That is not even a glimmer of the Langston collection. If individual photos of the complete collection were to be posted here, the entire Bladeforums bandwith would be required to display them. We have seen knives older than some of our states, certainly older than any of us, and manufacturing machinery from ages past, relic knives from companies that were gone when the century turned (the last one, not this one), the original cornerstone of one major manufactory which no longer exists, but for examples of the knives and the cornerstone. It would indeed fill much more than the small library room where that display is housed temporarily. Our LT is a full time curator (and teacher) on knives and Schrade history, much more than a collector, in my opinion.

While I seldom post about the rare and unique early knives he shows us, I continue to be in awe at the bredth of his assemblage, and the variety of knives that were made in the valley from early pioneering Americans and transplanted European craftsmen, and their decendents all the way down to today. And he has shown us examples from every era, nearly every known stamp from even the most obscure maker. I wish the RVL Collection were on CD, I would certainly buy a copy or two. For a taste, get a copy of his virtual tour CD. It is just the tip of the blade.

LT, tenjewberrymuds!

Codger

Codger
 
Hey Schrade guys... remember our thoughts about having a virtual museum? Just posting the pics of what we own on the web space most of us get with our monthly internet service? Larry thought of this, I think. It bears bringing up again. Whle none of us has a collection as extensive as our LT's, together we do have a pretty awesome collection of Schrades.

Phil
 
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