"Old Knives"

blademan 13 said:
Gorgeous knives, fellows!

Primble, both displays are just stunning. More than a few in the cases that I would love to see recreated again! The Farmer Jack in particular is surely whetting my appetite for the upcoming #38's :thumbup:

Augie, that Tyne is quite special and would be right at home in an appropriate era museum display!
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Thank you for the comments! :thumbup::)

Augie said:
Primble, your displays are amazing lots of beautiful old knives.
Found a couple older ones this week, a Fairmount, marked NY City, in almost new condition and a Wostenholm TYNE knife, I love the patina the brass has developed.
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Thank you Augie - two fine old knives you posted !! :thumbup::thumbup::)
 
Good videos, Stephen, I'm sure they got some people scrambling through attics looking for their family's old knives!
 
This old Schrade arrived today, my first old Barlow, still nice and tight, no blade wobble, quite a bit of blade wear but very sharp and usable.
The bone handles have taken on an almost translucent look to them.
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Old & In The Way said:
Here's a few links to Antiques Roadshow appraisals that I found interesting and thought some of you might too, not that I could afford any of these 'old knives'. The first two are 19th century, Sheffield made, Arkansas Toothpicks. The third is a 19th century Samuel Bell Bowie knife.
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Thanks for sharing these videos. :cool:
 
Augie
Just a great old Schrade!! Just a treasure.

Stephen
I enjoyed the Road Show videos as well. I love that show.
 
Thanks everyone, pretty stoked about this one, have not had much luck until now finding decent old Barlow's.
 
I received this horn-handled Wheatley Brothers Tackler's Knife from 'Old & In The Way' the other day :) Despite its age, the knife is in great shape. Thought I'd show it here first :thumbup:







 
Couldn't find a whole lot of info on this one. The tang on one side is stamped Garland Cutlery Co. The other side is stamped Flora Cultery Co. Germany. Best I could find is that it was made by Flora Cut Co. 1913-1940 and imported by Garland Cut Co run by Max Klaas in N.Y.
Very snappy main blade.




 
kootenay joe said:
Jack, what is a "Tackler" ? Presumably a trade that is no longer needed ? or for footballers ?
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There were a lot of cotton and woollen mills in the area where I live Joe, and tacklers were much like fitters in factories. So when there was a stoppage or a breakdown of some sort, the tacklers would come in to tackle the problem, and get the looms working again as quickly as possible. Obviously it was an important job, and a knife seems to have been essential because the tacklers were generally issued with knives, rather than having to provide their own. This one still has a pretty sharp edge on it (and 'clean and square' joints, which I forgot to photograph). The wooden object in my photographs is actually an old loom spindle. I know a few old tacklers, and one of the things people who worked in the mills have told me is that it was so noisy in there, everyone communicated by lip-reading and sign language. They practised it to such an extent that if two friends saw each other across a road, they might not bother to cross, but would just converse silently as they did at work.
 
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Thank you Jack. It's always a pleasure to learn something new. It is people like yourself who make this forum such a rewarding read.
kj
 
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