"Old Knives"

[rddp]

I like Robesons too!!
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Wow ! That's an outstanding group

 

[Campbellclanman]

Made in Venice (Isle of Murano), and traded into Africa mostly, with some going into the Fur Trade in North America. The dotted ones have earned the nickname "Skunk" beads, and the others "Chevrons"!!

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Thanks Charlie, I knew the Italians were THE people for quality and old Glass, and it now means a lot more to me for when I see you or Dave post up you stunning Knives- but those Beads have always stood out to me and I see them as a fascinating thing that these were actually traded back in the day to the indigenous people.

 

[Campbellclanman]

I picked up this the other day when I got back from Holiday, an slightly earlier Nowill. Nice Horn, I like the earlier Stamp / font, NOWILL etched into the Blade.

 

[Mike Robuck]

Nice score Duncan! Love the horn.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Thanks Mike, hey let’s admit it this isn’t a show stopper, but around here we get very little next to no older Sheffield’s, so to see this was a welcome change.

 

[majorpain1]

Robeson, Ulster, Boker USA

 

[paulhilborn]

NICE Nowill Duncan, that'll look nice in my collection

 

[Mike Robuck]

paulhilborn , it sure will and Christmas is just around the corner!
Here's a NYK display I've had for a while. Still a few short of filling it. Knife on the far left is faintly etched Little Gem.

 

[waynorth]

Still a few short of filling it. Knife on the far left is faintly etched Little Gem.

Nice display, Mike!!

 

[Mike Robuck]

Thanks Charlie!

 

[DaleS]

paulhilborn , it sure will and Christmas is just around the corner!
Here's a NYK display I've had for a while. Still a few short of filling it. Knife on the far left is faintly etched Little Gem.

Wow! That jigging, nice collection, keep it up

 

[Mike Robuck]

Wow! That jigging, nice collection, keep it up

Thanks. I have some other bone nyk knives that were posted in a thread before it got locked

 

[paulhilborn]

paulhilborn , it sure will and Christmas is just around the corner!
Here's a NYK display I've had for a while. Still a few short of filling it. Knife on the far left is faintly etched Little Gem.

Great knives and display Mike^^^

 

[gentleman_edc]

What are people calling "old"? With 1974 being 50 years old, that could be a dividing line, but mid 50's also seems a reasonable break point.

A lot of my knives are delrin and some stainless. I have a hard time calling them old because they look like the knives in the hardware store case when I was little

 

[majorpain1]

Just got these this week and spent the morning getting them ready for the public. Boker 8842 Cigar Brown Jig Bone 1953-60, Robeson 132433 Cigar Stockman Black Synthetic 1940-64, Robeson 62233 Small Jack Jigged Delrin Strawberry 1940-64. All far from mint but still very useable.

 

[Campbellclanman]

NICE Nowill Duncan, that'll look nice in my collection

LOL, Thank goodness I picked it up locally then and not sent to my North Dakota Postmaster then

paulhilborn , it sure will and Christmas is just around the corner!
Here's a NYK display I've had for a while. Still a few short of filling it. Knife on the far left is faintly etched Little Gem.

Mike I am not sure how you singled out the left Knife out as being a little gem, when there's so much Bling going on there, whats that Knife with the File Work there Mike, NYK didnt do that did they ( or did they?), is that a Sheffield infiltrator amongst the Yankee Boys?

 

[black mamba]

Great display, Mike, and that stockman on the far right is sure a GEM!

 

[Mike Robuck]

Both Duncan and Jeff have a keen eye for knives! Duncan, it is a NYK Co. Also has coined liners, eased openings and nice pearl. Funny you should mention Sheffield. The guy I bought it from mistakenly sent me a pearl Stan Shaw that looked very similar. Jeff, as Duncan would say the stockman is a wee one.

 

[danno50]

Early ones are treasures!! Robeson outlasted a lot of early cutleries, so '50s and '60s knives are common!! These Robesons are post WWII !!View attachment 2700425

Charlie, are those Scouts considered strawberry bone? Goins says that Robeson started using strawberry bone after 1940. I am slightly colour deficient, so can't really tell on your knives.

I like Robesons too!!
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Lloyd, Goins says that Robeson first started using the Pocket Eze logo in 1914. Did they continue to make them right up until 1977? Also would appreciate you input on whether all Robesons after 1940 were strawberry bone, or if some brown bone was still being used.

 

[danno50]

Wow, Mike, beautiful New York knives and display!!