"Old Knives"

Mike - I did see that one come up and I think its an outstanding piece! That is the sort of knife that you could spend quite some time handling and - well basically exploring through all the blades and appreciating the wonderful workmanship!
 
herder said:
Thanks all for the nice comments.
The 18 blade Henckels is 3 inches long and that folding tool is a pencil, supratentorial.
While a good quality folding knife sold for about $1.00 to $3.00 in the early 1900s, that pearl 18 blade folder sold for over $10.00.
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I appreciate the info and enjoyed the photos, herder.


Mike, Very nice. Have you ever seen patent info for the opener on that pen blade?

Mike Robuck said:
Glad you liked 'em Jake. I would also like to commend Herder on getting all 18 blades open on that knife for his picture. No easy task

Thanks Duncan. I don't buy very many Henckels anymore but I think most of them are in this thread. I'm happy to see others' appreciation for them. I've already posted this Chicago Worlds Fair knife in a separate thread but adding it here:

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Here is a beast of a knife. :)
These exhibition knives were made by the "New York Knife Co." in the 1920s as a window display for advertising and drawing attention to their regular knife models.
A corresponding ad is shown along with this big fellow.



 
Thanks, as always Duncan. Jake, no I don't know anything about that little pull on the secondary blade. Theres something similar on the scissors of the 18-blade knives that were posted above. They have tiny nail nicks on them. Rostovsky, it's a button hook. Maybe a glove button hook?

Very cool knife herder!
 
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Charles, Mike and Herder!! Just amazing! It's great those knives have survived in wonderful condition! Thanks for showing them to us!!
 
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I thought I'd join the Henckels party with two that I own.:)
The top one is an all-metal lobster pattern. Looks like it got toted around a bit, as there is some patina everywhere. It is barely used though, despite the odd-looking blades.

The bottom one is a Pearl-handled multiblade, in near mint condition. The blades look a little odd in this one also, until you realize the scale of things!
By inserting a US 25 cent piece in the pic, some things come to light!:D

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The top one is a hair over 1 1/2", the bottom one a hair under 1 3/8"!!:eek:
 
Neal - what a fantastic exhibition Knife!! Incredible find - I can't imagine too many if those being made?

Charlie- now there's the smallest wee Henckels I have seen and again in amazing condition 👍
 
Great folders fellers:thumbup: Here is a lobster pattern HSB & Co folder. Tip bolsters are notorious for producing blades when fully extended that have lateral wobble. This one has blades when fully deployed that are absolutely solid with not a hint of lateral movement. The two blades are tang marked. The primary OVB and the small pen hibbard/spencer/bartlett/ & co. The primary mark side blade flat is etched OVB. The folder is 3 inches closed. The blades have been sharpened but are still full. They also have much of their original finish. The liners are coined both on top and bottom where the slim nail file/cuticle tip is enclosed. Lloyd
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Thanks Charlie and Duncan! Yes NYK--I think you are probably right Charlie. I think the jigging pattern is NYK like. I have a Schrade Cut Co. lobster and the jigging pattern and pin placement is definitely different. I looked at some of my NYK folders and the jigging pattern or style is similar to this HSB lobster. Thanks, Lloyd
 
Lloyd, Charlie, Herder, Mike and Charles, all great vintage knives added to this thread the last week, I love this thread!
 
Going to try and catch up over the weekend, work has been a killer.

First up is an early Camillus timber scribe with some pretty amazing worm groove bone, does have a pin crack that I did not see until I took the pictures.

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Another that I have put in a couple other threads but also belongs here is a Schrade farmers jack, nice original condition with some remaining blade etch for the Bartlett manufacturing Co, an arborist supply company,

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Will add a couple more as soon as can take some pictures.
 
Another great thing about tip bolsters is how they fall off and ruin the looks of a knife.

This one could be anywhere from 1890-something to 1967, for all I know. Emil Olsson Eksilstuna. Some genius took two blades to learn what not to do with a pen-knife. Or maybe he killed two bears before the third one got him.
Traces of some kind of gilding around the rivets and on the shield.
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Mike Roebuck, that is the second one of those World's Columbian Exposition knives I've seen. The other belonged to a doctor in Missouri. I initially met him on Ebay, back when members could freely communicate with one another. He was in charge of continuing medical education for Green County Medical Society and I attended several of their yearly meetings.

Interesting that the knives are dated 1892, but the event didn't actually take place until 1893, I think.

I searched Ebay for many years trying to find another.

I think it's a fascinating knife.

Charlie Noyes
 
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