"Old Knives"

[Jack Black]

Jack my friend - nice IXL matey- that's a real beauty right there my friend.

Thanks pal :thumbup:

Thank you for posting those pictures, Jack, and thanks for taking a look, Campbellclanman. I do see some grain lines, but they aren't as neatly defined as in your first two pictures. I just can't seem to photo them. :grumpy:Grrr. Of course you know what I'm going to ask next. Assuming it is ivory, how old do you think it is? Pre-WW2? Older than that?

I'd never heard of Humphrey's, though the old fellow at the table said "Oh, I see them all the time." Which I doubt, but maybe he'll bring more of them to the next show.

By the way, that IXL in horn (buffalo?) is a beauty! I can't tell from the picture, is it a little peanut size or a big ol' jack?

It can be hard to catch r8shell. I have what is basically just a point n shoot camera (well a Canon Ixus), so I just take a lot of pics and hope that one or two of them are OK. It might be worth photographing the knife on a plain white background :thumbup:

There WAS a Sheffield cutler named William Rodgers a long ways back, but the William Rodgers brand was really just a piece of subterfuge by John Clarke & Son. They acquired the mark around 1910. They made decent enough knives, but not really in the same grade as the finest Sheffield cutlers, which is the only reason I'd have any doubt about the scales being ivory. It may well be pre-WW2, but not a great deal older, and it could be a bit later :thumbup:

Knives by Humphrey's are less common. The company also had some subterfuge in their history, being prosecuted for imitating the marks of George Butler & Co. They made some nice knives though, I'd snap 'em up! :thumbup:

Thanks, the IXL is buffalo horn, and 3 1/2". I have one of the same pattern in French Ivory, a gift from ADEE

 

[r8shell]

Thank you again, Jack. That gives me some reading to do this week.
At the risk of boring/driving everyone crazy with my "Ivory?" pictures, I'm giving it one more try because I'm stubburn like that.

 

[Jack Black]

Yes, I reckon it's ivory r8shell. I thought so at the beginning, but there were some tricky substitutes around. Thanks for the extra pics :thumbup:

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I like interesting old patterns, even if I don’t have an immediate use for them. I don’t see Rase Knives very often at all, very rarely in fact, and the previous examples I’ve handled have been ungainly and quite cumbersome. This George Butler Rase Knife is quite different I think though, it’s actually quite pocketable, and I couldn’t resist it, in spite of a fairly hefty price tag. As you’d expect from George Butler, it’s very well-made, and it has a good range of Butler stamps. Walk and talk is excellent, and the Sheepsfoot blade is shaving sharp. George Butler & Company acquired the key mark in 1882, but became George Butler & Co. Ltd in 1883. I’m very pleased to have this one

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My only Timberscribe (you call 'em Raze/Rase knives we call 'em Timberscribes on this side of the pond), Other than in the port towns we used 'em more for marking lumber more than marking shipping crates and cargo boxes. I use mine still for marking trees to be cut on my property and sometimes to mark wood for rough cutting.

Mine's a Cattaraugus with a real old stamping, I'll have to take better pic one of these days.

Thanks pal, I think I'm going to be seeing a lot of THIS until the end of the month! :thumbup:

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Surely you can add some bangers to the bean sandwich.

Very nice Catt John nice full blades with great covers:thumbup:

This one arrived today, another Pruner...odd I know this one is a little different in my eyes as it measures 3 5/8 versus 4". I love this smaller frame, I never knew it was even available or ever made until I came across this one.

It has BEAUTIFUL green bone covers with no flaws that I can find. I put the point back on the blade as this one is going to be carried. The blade is battled scared but that appeals to me in regards to the history that this Pruner has seen in its lifetime.

1920-1940 tang stamp, blade is almost centered and has a tiny bit of play. So small that the tiny play is a non issue to me.

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Beautiful scales on that one Paul lots of life left on that blade too. I like the smaller hawkbill/pruners a lot, they are a very had size and they're great for so many utility tasks, mine does a lot of twine and box cutting along with a host of other daily duties when it's in my pocket. Mine's an old "Made in Japan" late 70s Frost. It has an identical frame to the Case SBJ, so that'll give you an idea of the small size.

...and Bob sent me this Stunning CocaCola Barlow this is in such beautiful condition, the Bone to die for....



Amazing generosity by both of these two great guys :thumbup:

I'm so jealous, my father in law retired from Coke and after he passed away we inherited most of his Coke collectibles, I have a few Coca Cola knives but none a beautiful as that Jr Barlow.

Some great scores r8shell, I love the little Remington Pearl Pen, it's small enough you could probably find some cast offs or left overs from the old knife graveyards and make a replacement ot round off the thin edge so it doesn't crack/chip more and use it.

 

[r8shell]

I'm so jealous, my father in law retired from Coke and after he passed away we inherited most of his Coke collectibles, I have a few Coca Cola knives but none a beautiful as that Jr Barlow.

Some great scores r8shell, I love the little Remington Pearl Pen, it's small enough you could probably find some cast offs or left overs from the old knife graveyards and make a replacement ot round off the thin edge so it doesn't crack/chip more and use it.

Thanks, Ted. I might put some epoxy along that chipped edge to stabilize it.

That's a cool collection of Coke collectables. I especially like the one with the Coca-Cola shield. Who made it?

 

[T. Erdelyi]

That obe is a Kutmaster, the stained one on top is a Colonial, below that with the End of Day Scales is unmarked Solingen Germany and the bottom unmarked China. The FiL was the sales department coordinator and Promotional Propaganda Minister. He gave all the displays, signs and stuff like clocks and lithographs. We have a Coca Cola Norman Rockwell Litho, a bunch of real trays and a real Coke windup Regulator clock with the swinging pendulum. Not to mention the Coke pens, radios, lighters and promotional bottles, we have a couple of the 100 year anniversary Gold commemorative bottles.

Hey speakin' of Coke bottles, It's a great pattern and excuse to post this pic.

 

[huelsdonk]

eta: Thanks for the info, huelsdonk. I bought it because it reminded me of a little pearl pen knife my grandfather had, and it's nice to know it's a "real" Remington.

You're quite welcome, no problem. I can't think of a better reason to buy a knife. My most prized knife is my Grandpa's beat up old English Imperial jack. It's just a shell knife and was sharpened atrociously, but he carried it for years.

 

[Jack Black]

Surely you can add some bangers to the bean sandwich.

Nice to see that Ted, and to hear it still gets some use :thumbup:

Beans on toast? That's Haute Cuisine round these parts! I sometimes do order a couple of bangers on the side, but it raises a few eyebrows! :thumbup:

 

[Gevonovich]

LOL! :thumbup:

I picked up this IXL Serpentine Jack in horn a couple of weeks ago

I went to the gun show today and came home with a few interesting finds. As usual, I'd appreciate any info anyone has on the age and origins of these.

A William Rodgers pen knife in what I think may be ivory. I'm not sure, since I've not handled much ivory aside from some old piano keys. It doesn't have the regular lines of "French Ivory" I'll have to try and take better pictures when the outside light is better, but what do y'all think?




W R Humphrey's 'Radiant' in (pressed?) stag. There's a piece chipped off of the cover.



Stamped blade.


And lastly, a Remington mother of pearl. Again, hard to photograph. The tang stamp is print letters inside a circle.

Fantastic oldies! What a treat to see. Thank you :thumbup:

 

[waynorth]

You are the first person I have known to actually use a rase knife, Ted!!

 

[T. Erdelyi]

You are the first person I have known to actually use a rase knife, Ted!!

They work really well for marking wood and leave a mark that stays visible for a long time. You can see by the picture it leaves a good 1/4" deep gouge in the wood and what's really cool is he put his initials EB into the ebony scales with another Timber Scribe.

 

[Jack Black]

Fantastic oldies! What a treat to see. Thank you :thumbup:

Thanks Gev

 

[r8shell]

Fantastic oldies! What a treat to see. Thank you :thumbup:

Thank you, Gev.

They work really well for marking wood and leave a mark that stays visible for a long time. You can see by the picture it leaves a good 1/4" deep gouge in the wood and what's really cool is he put his initials EB into the ebony scales with another Timber Scribe.

What else would he use?

 

[paulhilborn]

A Schrade Cut Co single spear blade Barlow came in the mail today. Cleaned and appears to be polished. Blade loss but still solid and centered.

The crowning jewel for me are the very well pocket worn peachseed covers:thumbup:
The tang stamp reads "SCHRADE CUT CO" above "WALDEN NY".

 

[totkst1]

A Schrade Cut Co single spear blade Barlow came in the mail today. Cleaned and appears to be polished. Blade loss but still solid and centered.

The crowning jewel for me are the very well pocket worn peachseed covers:thumbup:
The tang stamp reads "SCHRADE CUT CO" above "WALDEN NY".

Nice score Paul I like the old Barlow single blade knives[emoji106]


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[Luger1952]

I just recently acquired this Henry Sears & Son folder--1883-1897 & 1897-1959, Goins. It is in very excellent condition. It has a few very small pin pricks of pitting (just on the mark side facing sheep foot blade) but shows no evidence of any use. All four blades have beautiful precise factory grinds/swedges and show no evidence of ever having been sharpened post production. Grey/Green pearl celluloid handles in perfect condition with no evidence of deterioration with some minute shrinkage in the axial handle plane right at the pile side front bolster. Blade wells extremely clean. Folder is 3 and 11/16 inches closed. Each blade is tang marked/stamped Henry/Sears & Son/Prussia. Sheep foot blade etched J. E. MILLER IMP. CO. Anyone know what this blade etch is memorializing ? All blades W & T, have half stops and exhibit not a hint of lateral play when fully deployed and there is no blade rub. Just a beautifully constructed multi blade folder. Any further insights or comments are of course appreciated and welcomed. Thanks, Lloyd

 

[paulhilborn]

Very NICE Lloyd!!! Isn't it interesting how these knives survive let alone never see use. Most of what I find are in decent shape, some have shown slight use but unfortunately have been tinkered with, cleaned etc... Once in a while I'll find one like yours where it simply aged but never saw use, I feel lucky when I find those.

BEAUTIFUL knife Lloyd and thanks for the interesting info on the company. Man I hope to learn your secrets if we both can meet at next years rendezvous. If possible lets talk when Duncans occupied in the food line during the picnic

totkst1 thank you for your comments on my Barlow:thumbup:

 

[glennbad]

Paul, that barlow is great in many ways. What a great carry it will make!


Lloyd, that Sears is also great. It's always a crapshoot with cell knives, but some, like yours, are worth the risk!

 

[waynorth]

They work really well for marking wood and leave a mark that stays visible for a long time. You can see by the picture it leaves a good 1/4" deep gouge in the wood and what's really cool is he put his initials EB into the ebony scales with another Timber Scribe.

That would have to be a sharp scribe, to mark Ebony like that!!

Nice pocket-worn Schrade, Paul! Drop it right in your pocket!!
Cool celluloid, Lloyd!! (Is Lloyd short for Celluloid?? - you have an affinity for that beautiful stuff!)
Beautiful and dangerous!!

 

[Luger1952]

Thanks Paul, Glenn and Charlie! You know Charlie the beautiful celluloid vintage folders especially the Schrade Cuts is hard for me to pass on. Especially if it is a high quality example with no telltale signs of potential outgassing present. I think I will outgass before the examples I have do and if I loose a couple I am okay with it. I keep them segregated from the rest of the collection in a room that is dark, well ventilated, and temperature controlled and they are not bundled up. Thanks for your concern but I like Dangerous and Beautiful. celluLLOYD