"Old Knives"

shipwright, those are 3 great vintage USA knives, not tampered with and not buffed. Very nice to see. so many i come across might at first look good but they are either not all original or blade finish is from buffing sometimes done many years ago.
Thank you for posting them.
kj
 
Actually all 3 have been thoroughly cleaned and the KK and NYK were buffed by the seller. But he did a very tasteful job, and they must have been pretty clean to begin with. The Robeson was very rough and missing about 1/4" of the tip, but the knife was still tight with nice ebony. I re-worked that one and left everything satin finish.
 
On ebay most of the knives are cleaned, resurfaced or buffed.

Those are some desirable patterns and brands. Lots of blade left on them too.
 
Joseph Elliott (over) & Sons (over) Sheffield.
Just traded for this unusual pen knife. At 3 1/2" one might call it a double-end Jack.
Beautiful shape, and carefully selected mark side horn handle, could it be an exhibition or special display piece??
Mint and snappy like a Sheffield knife should be!
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waynorth said:
Joseph Elliott (over) & Sons (over) Sheffield.
Just traded for this unusual pen knife. At 3 1/2" one might call it a double-end Jack.
Beautiful shape, and carefully selected mark side horn handle, could it be an exhibition or special display piece??
Mint and snappy like a Sheffield knife should be!
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Could be an exhibition piece Charlie. I have an exhibition knife that is ivory on the mark side and stag on the pile side. Or salesman's sample possibly. Interesting pattern and cool knife for sure.
 
Very interesting knife Charlie, don't recall seeing a pattern like it before. Personally, I wouldn't have thought it was an exhibition knife, but the theory that it could be a salesman's sample, or possibly from a display case (and maybe selected with that in mind), sound more likely to me :thumbup:
 
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Could that horn have bleached in the sun, e.g. sitting in a glass display case for 50+ years?
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I am sure the horn was cut along the color demarcation, Liam! It's been like that since it was made. There are no signs of bleaching or shrinkage and cracking.

Brad and Jack, it is hard to say why it was done that way, but it sure catches the eye of a knifey person!!
 
Probably a sales sample Charlie,may have came from the same source as this one.It's a lovely and unique knife.

Horn sales sample Joseph Elliot FJ. The ID number seems etched on this one,not ink?

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I finally have the time to spend with my knives after a crazy busy couple of years in my life. Here are some of the old farmers jacks that Lyle was kind enough to share with me, thanks so much my friend.
Sorry folks, photo bucket decided to flip some of the pics ;-((
Best regards

Robin

Top to bottom Schrade cut co, Walden, Walden.


This pics shows a mint full bladed composite with a close to full used FJ for comparison.

This pic showing a reshaped Master and a worn grafting blade.

Two Wostenholms, a Late composite stag in unused condition and a wonderful well used and pitted oldie with amazing stag.


Here's a Utica Rooster comb In wonderful bone and nice used condition.


Here is a Lockwood bladed FJ, Lockwood closed in 1933. Apparantly the blades were sold off sometime after the company closed and were made up by assorted cutlers and companies after the closing. Mint full blades.

 
A gift from Charlie and an amazing knife with the best shield Ever :D Flockton Tompkins, a long lived Sheffield company
with very little information about them. Levines notes say simply "Ye Cats". In my searching I have found two Vesta cases attributed to FT. One was a Worthpoint listing that has now disapeared, it had an engraved Cat Identical to the shield.

 
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Three uncommon marks. Large jack is marked ECHO, Pauls Bros New York. Levine says, offices in NY and Solingen, 1880 to 1900.
About a week after I bought this I found a listing for the Krusius maked knife that looks later but with very similar "pickbone? jigging"
The small jack is marked Shumate, St. Louis, levine says,wholesaler, 1884-1928. the steel boys knife is marked Edw. K. Tryon, levine,
some made by Utica, wholesale, retail, 1811-1952.





 
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It is a beautiful knife. I couldn't help but think if these type knives with two different handles maybe gave manufacturers of modern folders the idea of one titanium scale and one G10.
 
That big jack is a looker Robin,and you know I like those curved blades. Keep in touch.
 
Robin, what a fine Wharncliffe Swayback and the Viper Dip box & powder. You must have special connections to obtain so many rare knives in very good condition. You could have a 'road-side museum' to supplement your income. "The Viper Dip"
kj
 
This is a 2 blade 3 3/4" Swell Center Jack with very dense black ebony handles. Looks like a early 1900's American made, quality vintage knife:



But the markings show differently:



In a diamond outline is: "Fully/Black Diamond/Warranted" on blade flats; front tang: "L.B.L./Fully Warranted" and on the back "Made In Germany". Secondary has the same front tang markings.
I was told this is a Krusius brand, but Anthony Carter gives 30 brand names used by Gebr. Krusius, AG, and L.B.L. and Black Diamond are not mentioned.

This picture does not show the blade well. It's a Spear blade, the grind line runs horizontal from the plunge line right to the point of the tip. There is a false top edge, i.e. grind goes from center line both to edge and to spine. This is a "Stabber blade", in a 3 3/4" Swell Center Jack, makes the knife a "Stabber Jack".



Neat knife !
kj
 
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