"Old Knives"

paulhilborn said:
Perry, terrific knife and picture!!! believe it or not I collect old tape measures also---where does it end:eek:

The "Hammer Brand" arrived just now and I am really impressed, SOLID and FULL blades, Matchstrike pull on the Spear, Beautiful bone covers with NO issues at all, faint stamp on main blade. I am very pleased with the old girl:thumbup:

Sorry for some of the out of focus pictures---still having "Macro" issues...

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W:eek:W !!! Just a terrific old knife in every way ! ;) ( I would like to see more pictures of this one when you get the camera issues resolved. ) :)

Perry - those NYKC knives you showed are also very fine specimens!! :thumbup::thumbup::)
 
danno50 said:
Beautiful Tuna Valley, Rookie. Paul, great NYK Hammer Brand. Perry, nice pics of great knives. Nice comparison of the NYK Hammer Brand and the Imperial Hammer Brand. Here is my only NYK Hammer Brand. Also, in keeping with the Joseph Rodgers theme a couple of pages back, here is my only Joseph Rodgers. I assume G crown R is referring to George VI who reigned from 1936 to 1952. The square kicks and iron bolsters and liners lead me to believe that this is from the earlier part of his reign. Sorry, they are posted in opposite order to my descriptions.
Dan
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Hi Danno. Great Rodgers knife. I think that G crown R is George the V, 1910-1936. As you mentioned, the square kicks and iron bolsters are more likely associated with an earlier time. The stamp looks similar to that on a WWI knife I have.
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Thank you Perry, Paul, Campbellclanman and s-k for the comments. Thank you s-k for the additional info on the Joseph Rodgers.
Dan
 
singin50 said:
And here's one of the NYKC/HAMMER stamped Barlows of mine.
Old coins and a early 1900s Coca Cola bottle opener/ carbide light adjuster in brass.
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I sure love those old NYKC knives. Most likely my favorite vintage maker. Here is a picture of what I could determine to be part of the old factory foundation I took back in October.

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Love all these old knives, thats what i strive to find. Still on the hunt for a stockman with the spey Blade saying for flesh only, dont know why just something i dont have yet. Ive been pretty lucky so far but you guys are the tops. This is the section in traditionals i love the most, not a new GEC, but something old and well kept with feeling and respect for that particular knife. Someone appreciated that old knife and took care of it, thats trusting a product.
 
OK, you Old Knife Wizards: I have here an old knife that is a bit of a mystery to me. 4 blade (actually three blades and a file) equal end: tipped bolsters: buffalo horn. Tang stamps say "G W Co Cleveland Germany" and "Harvard".

My Google-fu has turned up George Worthington Hardware in Cleveland, so perhaps something made for them?





The horn looks to have been chewed on by something, but the blades are full. The file is hard for me to open, and is pretty smoothed out. Maybe whoever owned this knife only used it to clean his nails. I am thinking of taking a bit of sandpaper to some of the chewed parts and see if some oil or wax will give some new life to the horn.

Any ideas?
 
Great-looking knives r8shell and Galvanic. The display case is a great piece of history :thumbup;

I picked up this old ham knife yesterday, lots of honest use, not much of the stamp left unfortunately.



 
galvanic1882 said:
Here are my Nagle Re-Blades in a Nagle display case. Took me awhile to find all of these.
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Hi, first I want to say "Nice collection."
Now from what I think I'm seeing both on the cabinet, and by the text here, those knives have interchangeable blades? Is that correct?
 
galvanic1882 said:
Great looking knife and yes Worthington used the Harvard name.
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Thanks. I really like picking up old makers I'm not familiar with, and then doing a bit of research. I'm thinking it could be one of my oldest knives now.

That's a great display case and collection you have there. :thumbup: Nagle is another one I'll need to read about.

Jack Black said:
Great-looking knives r8shell and Galvanic. The display case is a great piece of history :thumbup;

I picked up this old ham knife yesterday, lots of honest use, not much of the stamp left unfortunately.
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Thanks, Jack. How many hams do you think that knife has cut? :eek:
 
r8shell said:
I am thinking of taking a bit of sandpaper to some of the chewed parts and see if some oil or wax will give some new life to the horn.

Any ideas?
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or you could leave it as is and call it soup horn handles. :eek:;):D

Seriously - a nice old knife Rachel. :)

SK - that is a fine Joseph Rogers knife. :thumbup::)

Looking forward to your reply about the old antique display with interchangeable blades Mike. Great find. :thumbup::)
 
Yes the blades come out of the frame. The claim to fame I like to call it was that if you broke a blade you could just replace it. Here is a picture of a knife and some blades. Years ago I bought a salesman's sample case with about 36 blades in it. I'll take it out and post pics when i get a chance.

 
Great old knife, r8shell, blades are near full and very clear unworn stamps. Too bad the beetles got to the handles. Mike, those Nagles and the display case are exceptional, like most of your knives. Nice old well used ham knife, Jack.
Dan
 
galvanic1882 said:
Here are my Nagle Re-Blades in a Nagle display case. Took me awhile to find all of these.



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Goodness Mike! What an incredible old knife display case! I,,,,I,,,,,I don't know what else to say! Something about old wood and knives that gets me every time.
Perry
 
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