"Old Knives"

[SteveC]

I did some digging and found a post where BRL called the brown version abalone pearl celluloid. This makes your Utica green abalone pearl celluloid. According to BRL, waterfall celluloid is very similar but only came in white.

Thanks !

 

[tongueriver]

Barry W., from whom I received this knife, called it abalone pearl celluloid and I believe him. The old Schrade CutCo catalogs did not always give a name to every one of the celluloid variations, sometimes calling them "assorted." I do have one or more examples of the celluloid mentioned in this thread a couple posts back; I will try to track one down.

 

[tongueriver]

Does this one look right? This particular example is obviously not the 'marine pearl' color from the catalog cut.

 

[black mamba]

Cal, those are beauties!

 

[galvanic1882]

Man Cal, those are fantastic!!!!

 

[lambertiana]

Barry W., from whom I received this knife, called it abalone pearl celluloid and I believe him. The old Schrade CutCo catalogs did not always give a name to every one of the celluloid variations, sometimes calling them "assorted." I do have one or more examples of the celluloid mentioned in this thread a couple posts back; I will try to track one down.

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Does this one look right? This particular example is obviously not the 'marine pearl' color from the catalog cut.

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Those are really nice examples. After I found the old thread where BRL called it abalone pearl celluloid the name was settled for me.

 

[r8shell]

I found a big brother to my little W.H. Morley Lobster!
It's a 4 inch framed Hen & Rooster, with a wide file and cool old tang stamp. Just a few little cracks in the pearl but otherwise in okay shape.

 

[galvanic1882]

Ok so you like really old ones. American Knife Co Plymouth 1849-1875, ivory handles. 1 7/8” closed. Main blade snaps well on this old one.

 

[lambertiana]

View attachment 2848594View attachment 2848595View attachment 2848596Ok so you like really old ones. American Knife Co Plymouth 1849-1875, ivory handles. 1 7/8” closed. Main blade snaps well on this old one.

Nice find!

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[DaveHS]

Barry W., from whom I received this knife, called it abalone pearl celluloid and I believe him.

What a spectacular knife!

 

[DaveHS]

4 inch framed Hen & Rooster, with a wide file and cool old tang stamp

Love the pearl, and cool tang stamp, indeed Rachel

 

[Augie]

I found a big brother to my little W.H. Morley Lobster!
It's a 4 inch framed Hen & Rooster, with a wide file and cool old tang stamp. Just a few little cracks in the pearl but otherwise in okay shape.

Nice Rachel, looks the same other than size, good find.

 

[r8shell]

Love the pearl, and cool tang stamp, indeed Rachel

Thanks!

Nice Rachel, looks the same other than size, good find.

They do in the picture, but the big one doesn't have scissors. Wouldn't that be a monster of a lobster?

 

[Augie]

A pair of large and small Joseph Rodgers Congress knives.

 

[r8shell]

A pair of large and small Joseph Rodgers Congress knives.


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Another collecting rabbit hole to explore: large/small knife sets.

There's amazing stag on both of yours.

 

[Augie]

Another collecting rabbit hole to explore: large/small knife sets.

There's amazing stag on both of yours.

Thank you Rachel.

 

[AxF]

Recently picked this one up and I'm looking to see if anyone has any information on it. 4 line tang stamp camillus, sleeveboard whittler, brass liners, measures about 3 1/4 inches closed. It also has a very faded etch on the main blade that barely reads "Old Honesty."

It came in pretty good condition, flushed the joints, cleaned it up a little and sharpened the blades. I've become smitten with it. The bone is beautiful, I love the bar shield, and the blades still have plenty of life in them with good snap.

 

[lambertiana]

Recently picked this one up and I'm looking to see if anyone has any information on it. 4 line tang stamp camillus, sleeveboard whittler, brass liners, measures about 3 1/4 inches closed. It also has a very faded etch on the main blade that barely reads "Old Honesty."

It came in pretty good condition, flushed the joints, cleaned it up a little and sharpened the blades. I've become smitten with it. The bone is beautiful, I love the bar shield, and the blades still have plenty of life in them with good snap.

Nice knife. I don’t have any info to contribute but I find it unusual to see a manicure blade on a knife that size. With the manicure blade I wouldn’t call it a whittler.

 

[afishhunter]

Nice knife. I don’t have any info to contribute but I find it unusual to see a manicure blade on a knife that size. With the manicure blade I wouldn’t call it a whittler.

It could be an eraser blade, used before "White Out" was invented, and fountain pens were "king".
Still ... It would not be of much use when whittlin.