"Old Knives"

A while ago I posted a neat old set, a Ulery Knife with the interchangeable Tool "Blades" This is a neat little set of which I presume to be the earlier of their productions with the Ebony Handled Knife sporting Nickle Silver Bolsters, the Drop Point Blade with such deep Swedge work as well as the all tools having stamped Ulery ( over ) New York ( over ) USA ( over ) Pat Applied For.
The changing of these tools is extremely easy and I admire the Engineering Mind who thought of this.

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So my latest box arrived a while ago from my North Dakota Post Master, good friend Mr. Paul Hilborn.

Her is another set that I picked up, Wilbert Cutlery Co, Chicago, in the hand the Cocobolo Wood is spectacular. Having little use, this is goes into my Sears part of the World, This set having 6 Tools and not the 4 the Ulery came out with. The sheath looks as though I purchased it from a shop last week.
Firm Walk and Talk on both of these Knives, this Wibert set not quite the impressive Swedge when comparing against the Ulery- but still a very fine knife.

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Wilbert by itself without the Ulery now,,,,,

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I think I've figured out how to post pictures again.
WinMag775 said:
As New, Allen & Son Sheffield, Medium Stag Stand-Up Pruner.

This one came from David Hayden-Wright's published collection. The Allen & Son tang stamp was used in the begininng of Joseph's career. Being it was a smaller shop, it's very likely he had his hands on this knife during production. It's by far the greatest knife that I own, and have had the privilege to hold and admire.

As most on here probably know, in 1883 Joseph's trademark changed to Joseph Allen & Son's, Non*XLL. The Non*XLL trademark was a "Tip of the hat" to George Wolstenholm's I*XL brand.
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Here's the "later" Joseph Allen and Sons I spoke of Mike. It's not the beauty as yours, but this pattern is not easily found and I'm proud to own any of the makers examples.:)

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This knife belongs here and also in the Golden Age thread.

This is not a farmers jack, but what I called a farmers whittler.
It is known in reality by the name given it for a UK horticulturalist and architect named Joseph Paxton, who designed the Crystal Palace of The Great Industrial Exhibition of Nations in 1851. I have only seen Joseph Rogers examples of this pattern, but this being a high end retailers knife it could be made by others.

A J W Wood example that someone tried to "shine up" unfortunately. Still quite a knife That's probably ,but not surely , Joseph Rodgers made. I've seen two and both were Rodgers. Checkered horn , at 4 9/16" a big knife . It's almost a gunstock frame that has a slight congress-like bow.

A Paxsons Knife

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The Walden Knife Co, N.Y. - founded as a co-op in 1870, it was taken over, as a knife company in 1874!! By 1911 they were the biggest knife company in the world!!!
Taken over by E.C.Simmonds Hardware at that time (1911).
In 1922 they merged with Winchester Small Arms, who eventually closed the plant in late 1923, and moved the equipment to New Haven, Connecticut! They sold the buildings to Schrade Cutlery Co!!!!TDJ 1.jpgThe teardrop Jack is one of the older pocket cutlery patterns! This nice, old Jack has survived well for decades on "light duty" I'd say!! I was sorting Harness Jacks, and this guy was hiding in there!! (I'm so organized!!!) :rolleyes:
A nice survivor of an old U.S. Company!!
(I usually post more pic/views, but I'm scared of running out of room!!)
(doh!! the scratch on the handle, is on the scanner)
Edited to add:
This knife has to be over 100 years old!! 😲 😁
 
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