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Good thread and some great thoughtful responses here as well..
Personally, I think old mint knives have their place in collections like yours and Waynorth's and many others. Collections of century old(and older) pieces do us all here quite a fine service to be able to examine and inspect for the rare quality and materials used when cutlers performed they're work by hand and took a real pride with in a time in history when hand tools and manually driven grinding wheels were all that existed. I feel the same way about some early 20th century pieces as well. Its because of the collectors out there I believe that these wonderfully rare slipjoints still exist today. It would be a real shame not to be able to admire these pieces that fuel our passion for the knives we love and their very important historical significance.
In addition, I also believe that the elite custom knife makers of today like Tony Bose and Reese Bose, just to name a few, need to have vintage pattern examples in mint and near mint condition to inspect and examine so they can intern be able to re-create and resurrect these wonderful examples for the custom market to enjoy. I think the vintage knife community as a whole owes a debt of gratitude to you, Charlie and others who collect, photograph and display these treasures for the rest of us to enjoy and learn about.
When you look at the way production knives of today are produced one wonders how a cutler of the 18th and 19th century might have laughed out loud at watching the modern mechanized knife factory churn out knives at the rate they do today.. I believe its fine to edc and enjoy some older knives the way they were meant to be used. Their quality and beauty is unmatched when compared to the production knives of today with very few exceptions.. That said however, squandering rare vintage knives that still survive and are few in number could be considered a bit selfish too.
Anthony
Personally, I think old mint knives have their place in collections like yours and Waynorth's and many others. Collections of century old(and older) pieces do us all here quite a fine service to be able to examine and inspect for the rare quality and materials used when cutlers performed they're work by hand and took a real pride with in a time in history when hand tools and manually driven grinding wheels were all that existed. I feel the same way about some early 20th century pieces as well. Its because of the collectors out there I believe that these wonderfully rare slipjoints still exist today. It would be a real shame not to be able to admire these pieces that fuel our passion for the knives we love and their very important historical significance.
In addition, I also believe that the elite custom knife makers of today like Tony Bose and Reese Bose, just to name a few, need to have vintage pattern examples in mint and near mint condition to inspect and examine so they can intern be able to re-create and resurrect these wonderful examples for the custom market to enjoy. I think the vintage knife community as a whole owes a debt of gratitude to you, Charlie and others who collect, photograph and display these treasures for the rest of us to enjoy and learn about.
When you look at the way production knives of today are produced one wonders how a cutler of the 18th and 19th century might have laughed out loud at watching the modern mechanized knife factory churn out knives at the rate they do today.. I believe its fine to edc and enjoy some older knives the way they were meant to be used. Their quality and beauty is unmatched when compared to the production knives of today with very few exceptions.. That said however, squandering rare vintage knives that still survive and are few in number could be considered a bit selfish too.
Anthony