"Old Knives"

It's not marked, Duncan! It has quite a resemblance to Barrett's palette knife from F.W.Devoe, and the premium handles might associate those two knives!!
If so they are from a very old art and paint supply company!! I just don't know for sure! F.W.Devoe was established in 1754 or so!!!
 
I think those were marketed as both palette knives, and pill counters! You could actually caulk a pane of glass with one also!! Nice one!!

A couple more!!
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Very cool, Charlie! I figured if anyone had something similar, it would be you. 😁 The shape of the blade/spatula on that Ulster is really cool. :thumbsup:

As an aside, Binney & Smith Co, noted on the spatula of the previous post, produced all kinds of pigments, paints and art supplies, including Crayola crayons!!!🖍️

I read the same thing after seeing your post the other day, very interesting. I would have assumed they had changed the company name from Binney & Smith Co. to Crayola a long time back, but apparently they only changed it quite recently, in 2007!

It's not marked, Duncan! It has quite a resemblance to Barrett's palette knife from F.W.Devoe, and the premium handles might associate those two knives!!
If so they are from a very old art and paint supply company!! I just don't know for sure! F.W.Devoe was established in 1754 or so!!!

Yeah, the stamp on my knife didn't really help narrow down a date for it. I believe that brand is still owned by PPG (though I don't know if they still use the Devoe name). I can definitively say the knife was made sometime between the 1754 and now. 🤣🤣
 
Thanks, I love English Jacks as well.
American Knife Co. Winsted 1919-48, Boker USA 1925-28, Winchester 1919-42, Western 1947-50, Robeson 1940-64, Cattaraugus
Thanks, Major Pain!! I salute your list of worthy cutleries!! ;)
American, Winsted was an offshoot of Empire!! Started by cutlers from the shrinking/closing old giant!!AmericanSHF.jpgJade n Knife .jpg
American brought this Deco Saddlehorn pattern over from Empire, who, in turn also made one for Shapleigh!!
 
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1920-1940 Case Red Stag Jack, 07 frame (thanks Paul)! full, solid and centered blades, really nice Red Stag covers and excellent Walk n Talk.
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I'm not a Case collector but man I like that knife!!! Great piece
 
Why would I post this old Kent Jackknife after the stellar knives posted here already? mainly because I just rec'd in today's mail, plus they were simple knives, made by Camillus around the time of the great depression up to the 1950's. Peddled at F.W. Woolworth stores as far as history shows. I always loved the knives of my youth, Imperial Shell pocket knives were highly treasured when I was a kid. We'd usually get one from the grain elevators around home with either the elevators name or a popular seed manufactures name and logo.
I carried some old Kent, Camillus, Schrade and several other inexpensive (cheap) knives growing up, and it was a good thing they were cheap because it was like I was getting paid to lose knives :oops: 😁

They took such a scary edge and I learned from an older man that hung out at the local Ace Hardware store the basics of knife sharpening, from there, I was obsessed to carry a sharp knife. I still look for knives that remind me of my youth and when I saw this Kent, I pulled the trigger and got it for a very cheap price. I oiled and sharpened it already and dropped it in my pocket. Both blade are solid with no play and the main in
s centered with the pen being darn close. Most Kent knives are pretty much trash but this one survived pretty well. I love the covers it sports as well:)

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Why would I post this old Kent Jackknife after the stellar knives posted here already? mainly because I just rec'd in today's mail, plus they were simple knives, made by Camillus around the time of the great depression up to the 1950's. Peddled at F.W. Woolworth stores as far as history shows. I always loved the knives of my youth, Imperial Shell pocket knives were highly treasured when I was a kid. We'd usually get one from the grain elevators around home with either the elevators name or a popular seed manufactures name and logo.
I carried some old Kent, Camillus, Schrade and several other inexpensive (cheap) knives growing up, and it was a good thing they were cheap because it was like I was getting paid to lose knives :oops: 😁

They took such a scary edge and I learned from an older man that hung out at the local Ace Hardware store the basics of knife sharpening, from there, I was obsessed to carry a sharp knife. I still look for knives that remind me of my youth and when I saw this Kent, I pulled the trigger and got it for a very cheap price. I oiled and sharpened it already and dropped it in my pocket. Both blade are solid with no play and the main in
s centered with the pen being darn close. Most Kent knives are pretty much trash but this one survived pretty well. I love the covers it sports as well:)

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Great looking knife
 
Why would I post this old Kent Jackknife after the stellar knives posted here already? mainly because I just rec'd in today's mail, plus they were simple knives, made by Camillus around the time of the great depression up to the 1950's. Peddled at F.W. Woolworth stores as far as history shows. I always loved the knives of my youth, Imperial Shell pocket knives were highly treasured when I was a kid. We'd usually get one from the grain elevators around home with either the elevators name or a popular seed manufactures name and logo.
I carried some old Kent, Camillus, Schrade and several other inexpensive (cheap) knives growing up, and it was a good thing they were cheap because it was like I was getting paid to lose knives :oops: 😁

They took such a scary edge and I learned from an older man that hung out at the local Ace Hardware store the basics of knife sharpening, from there, I was obsessed to carry a sharp knife. I still look for knives that remind me of my youth and when I saw this Kent, I pulled the trigger and got it for a very cheap price. I oiled and sharpened it already and dropped it in my pocket. Both blade are solid with no play and the main in
s centered with the pen being darn close. Most Kent knives are pretty much trash but this one survived pretty well. I love the covers it sports as well:)

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Paul, that is a great looking Kent, like you say in really good shape! I bet you it sharpened up real nice!
Two Sheffield made lamb foot knives, which I found at the OKCA show this past April. An IXL (4" closed) and a Needham (3 5/8" closed).
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Dan I love them both! That I*XL is a killer that is is in very nice shape, but let's take nothing away from that Needham either, That is in great condition!, Two very nice Lambsfoot knives there my friend! Well done!
 
Paul, that is a great looking Kent, like you say in really good shape! I bet you it sharpened up real nice!

Dan I love them both! That I*XL is a killer that is is in very nice shape, but let's take nothing away from that Needham either, That is in great condition!, Two very nice Lambsfoot knives there my friend! Well done!
Thanks Duncan, I did put an edge on it ;) 👍
 
Why would I post this old Kent Jackknife after the stellar knives posted here already? mainly because I just rec'd in today's mail, plus they were simple knives, made by Camillus around the time of the great depression up to the 1950's. Peddled at F.W. Woolworth stores as far as history shows. I always loved the knives of my youth, Imperial Shell pocket knives were highly treasured when I was a kid. We'd usually get one from the grain elevators around home with either the elevators name or a popular seed manufactures name and logo.
I carried some old Kent, Camillus, Schrade and several other inexpensive (cheap) knives growing up, and it was a good thing they were cheap because it was like I was getting paid to lose knives :oops: 😁

They took such a scary edge and I learned from an older man that hung out at the local Ace Hardware store the basics of knife sharpening, from there, I was obsessed to carry a sharp knife. I still look for knives that remind me of my youth and when I saw this Kent, I pulled the trigger and got it for a very cheap price. I oiled and sharpened it already and dropped it in my pocket. Both blade are solid with no play and the main in
s centered with the pen being darn close. Most Kent knives are pretty much trash but this one survived pretty well. I love the covers it sports as well:)

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Hard to beat a good old knife like that!
 
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