Of course, but people want higher wages today.
It used to be that materials were expensive and labor was cheap, but now the opposite is true.
Attention to detail costs money, probably a lot more so now than in the seventies.
I think pocket knives were probably more ubiquitous in the seventies too, they certainly were in the sixties.
I guess it probably is more of a collector than a user market nowadays, and Case has kept itself afloat by catering to the changing market.
I imagine that instead of 99% of people owning one pocket knife, it's now more like 1%, but that 1% of people own multiple pocket knives.
At least they stuck to their guns when it comes to being made in America.
I wonder what the collector market will be like in the future?
At the moment, a mint, boxed vintage Case knife is a rare and valuable knife. People bought them to use them, not to keep them in the box in a sock drawer.
Nowadays, I bet the opposite is true, and a used Case knife is probably rarer than a boxed one!
Maybe the future collector's market will involve RR et al, because who keeps RR's in mint condition?
Anyway, I'm no expert, but I believe Case do some collaborations with custom knifemakers. I bet you can still find a top quality Case if you're prepared to pay for it.
Back to your peanut, would you say that it's been a disappointing experience for you, or are you generally happy with the knife and the price you paid for it?
That RR barlow that I took apart had mismatched scales, and I nearly sent it back, but it grew on me and I ended up liking the character it gave the knife.
Then the backspring broke
It used to be that materials were expensive and labor was cheap, but now the opposite is true.
Attention to detail costs money, probably a lot more so now than in the seventies.
I think pocket knives were probably more ubiquitous in the seventies too, they certainly were in the sixties.
I guess it probably is more of a collector than a user market nowadays, and Case has kept itself afloat by catering to the changing market.
I imagine that instead of 99% of people owning one pocket knife, it's now more like 1%, but that 1% of people own multiple pocket knives.
At least they stuck to their guns when it comes to being made in America.
I wonder what the collector market will be like in the future?
At the moment, a mint, boxed vintage Case knife is a rare and valuable knife. People bought them to use them, not to keep them in the box in a sock drawer.
Nowadays, I bet the opposite is true, and a used Case knife is probably rarer than a boxed one!
Maybe the future collector's market will involve RR et al, because who keeps RR's in mint condition?
Anyway, I'm no expert, but I believe Case do some collaborations with custom knifemakers. I bet you can still find a top quality Case if you're prepared to pay for it.
Back to your peanut, would you say that it's been a disappointing experience for you, or are you generally happy with the knife and the price you paid for it?
That RR barlow that I took apart had mismatched scales, and I nearly sent it back, but it grew on me and I ended up liking the character it gave the knife.
Then the backspring broke
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