"Old Knives"

I really like this Easy Opener jack with the etching still available, I'm also keen on the XLNT reverse stamp. Anyone know how old this Wadsworth knife is?
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Was able to find this Taylors Eye Witness today at the Badger Blade Show . I do not know approximate age yet . Any help will be appreciated . I know that it is older than any of the 3 that I already had . I has Steel Liners , Pins , and Rat Tailed Bolsters . The Blades are I think Stainless . The blades sharpened up very well and very easily . It appears to be pretty clean , but does still need some cleaning up . Will Scrub the jigged bone covers and Flitz the Blades , Bolsters , and Springs . The Spring for the Pen blade wraps around . The Eye Witness logo is different than what is on my 2 year old Barlows . The Eye Witness logo is on both blade tangs which is also unlike my 2 year old Barlows . The Pen Blade Tang stamping only has the " EYE " WITNESS SHEFFIELD . Does not have the word " ENGLAND " . The stamping on the main blade is basically not readable below the word WITNESS . The main blade is a Sheepsfoot and not a Lambsfoot . The Pen Blade has a nice swedge on the pile side . The Sheepsfoot Blade is not Proud at the tip and the Tang Kick looks like it has never been filed . Pull on both blades is a substantial of 8 or 9 . There are no Half Stops. The Walk and Talk will get your attention real quick .
This is a pretty tight knife structurally and I am happy as heck to have found it .

Harry
 
Great knife, Harry! Jigging, RT bolster, 8-9 pull; I love it all!!
 
Speaking of hammered pins, and nice Patina on the Steel and the Stag Charlie, Here is a beauty of a Pruner that I acquired recently.

I really love these Pruners, and will always collect them- to a degree because theres a friend of mine who has them at focus- Im guessing like I do with the HJ's & Scouts as such, so this amazing piece will be used as a bargaining tool for something he has lol.

Lockwood Bros- a name that makes any knife collector sit up and take notice, an amazing Sheffield Cutler that has fantastic reputation, heres why...



A very Old piece, the walk and talk of this knife is like picking up a brand new GEC, just perfect, relatively full Blade, Stag to die for, Iron Butt Plate as well as Integral Liner and Rats Tail Bolster = Tough!
Blade has the Pampa Ostrich with "Real Knife" that Lockwood Bros used after Solingen Cutlers in the day were copying their Knives.

The Stag has only slightly shrunk over the years away from the edges of the Liners - but you what...so what! lol.....this is an absolute stunning Lockwood Bros piece, and will also take up home in Charlies Pruner Thread - where it truly belongs...







 
That is a wonderful Pruner Duncan!! Thanks for describing and itemizing its notable qualities. Lloyd
 
Another very old Knife, again Hammered pins! :-)
Here is a Granddaddy Barlow that just has captured me, yes I know its had a good hard life, not one of abuse though- The Walk and Talk of this Ol' Girl is still something else!!, I show a shot of the Spring as it's a wee bit weird how the Spring "sinks within the Bolsters - I do not believe the Blade was replaced, and comparison of the blade to the Spring lead me to believe this is an all original piece.
The Stamp- very faint with a Loupe - in an Arch shows HEN in very fine / Thin Font, the at the far right of the top arch ...RS = Henry Sears.
at the bottom of the Tang the only othe Font of any remaining Stamp is the MAD Im taking this to be Made in U.S.A.

Absolutely NO play whatsoever- nothing, the Bone has a beautiful warm glow that reminds me of my early Dwight Devine Granddaddy Barlow.

If I was to the age would I be dreaming to say very late 1800's? I believe the knife to be placed around there and invite your opinions!











I will place some shots in the Thread of Barlows and Charlows!...
 
Luger1952 said:
That is a wonderful Pruner Duncan!! Thanks for describing and itemizing its notable qualities. Lloyd
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Lloyd my friend you are most welcome.

I would like to Thank my Post Master from North Dakota - Mr. Paul Hilborn, an incredible help to me by kindly receiving my knives for me- he also continues to gift knives to me prolifically, I must sit down and talk to Nanc and ask the she take Paul to a Shrink as his memory fails to serve him well - but this doesnt stop me being overwhelmed each time he gifts a knife to me, here are some examples that I received from Paul, Two very very fine Pal Cutlery Examples, One a Arched Stamped Easy Opener, the other a beautiful- gorgeous Camp Knife...
Wow...simply...Wow!!









Scout by Pal & Hilborn.....





Each and every Blade and utensil is so well placed the four are so tightly packed- with not a trace of Blade rub - truly Incredibly built Knives...


Love this two-piece Can Opener - and the Bail to Boot!


Two extremely nice knives...... Bone is simply amazing - it has fine and extremely busy Jigging - Love it!
 
Another Couple of Scout/ Camp Knives

this one by Camillus - the Bone is captivating and thats an understatement - The main has use- but this knife has been well loved and used carefully, and has many life-times left in it.
The Punch has the lovely Spiral Work, the Can Opener is a work of art all on it's own, this is why I just love these Camp/ Scout Knives, there are many variations, and there are some outstanding examples of top Cutler work that can be found, this wee unit packing its tough 4 blades is a great example of this, even now there is no blade rub in a nice small knife that has packed in as tight as you can these four Blades/ Utensils - and still to this day this knife performs wonderfully- and the Bone carries such a warm Patina!
Thank you Paul my friend......







While we are on the subject of Scout and Camp knives...this slightly smaller example made by Imperial Prov. ( Island Rhode ) U.S.A...man...I honestly am VERY impressed with the Quality of this knife- 1...the Wooden Scales are simply fantatstic, 2, the Quality of the Build, the fit and finish, the walk and talk - just everything screams quality.

The Nice Main, Can Opener, Screw Driver/ Bottle opener, Phillips Screwdriver, Punch all five slot perfectly aside each other that just marvels me how you can get everything so nicely packed into such an attractive versatile wee unit...
This is a beauty without a doubt, it joins my Scout Collection with pride!

Check out the lovely Badge..








Paul - thank you for these beautiful Specimens - extremely generous of you to say the least, these are so so gratefully received...

 
Some great looking knives posted above but this whole thread has a tremendous archive of old knives :thumbup:

I thought this knife from Simonds Saw & Steel Co would be a good one to add to this great thread of old knives particularly as Simonds knives are not all that common and they all sport a unique cross cut saw shield (and in searching through this thread I had not found one previously posted). Began in 1832, Abel Simonds formed a scythe making business in Fitchburg, MA . The company incorporated as the Simonds Manufacturing Company in 1868. The company began manufacturing saws in 1878 and continued to expand in size. Their old saws are quite collectable as well. In 1922 the name is changed to Simonds Saw and Steel Company and by 1923 they had 2,200 employees. They stopped manufacturing handsaws in 1926 but still to this day make saw blades for machinery. The name today is Simonds Industries Inc. Here is a link to the company history for those interested: http://sawnutz.galootcentral.com/simonds/

This 3 & ½” pen knife has faux stag handles (not my favorite but no shrinkage and solid – bear trap snap and tight). Interestingly the master blade has a double etch – one on the mark side and one on the pile side but no tang stamp (which was probably not done in lieu of the mark side etch of the company – Simonds Saw & Steel Co – (1922-1940 as per Goins). Unfortunately the pile side etch is slightly hidden by tarnish and hard to see the “Sa” in “Saws-Files-Hack Saws” but the mark side etch of Simonds Saw & Steel Co is clear. I should also note that some but not all of their knives were made on contract by Camillus. Not sure about this one.







Thanks for looking!
 
Where to begin!!??!!??
Barlow, Pruner, Scouts, Wow!!!
That big old Pruner is a beauty! It has the old script Lockwood stamp, and is a tool one could carry with pride and pleasure. That Barlow is like a grizzled Tomcat, who has paid his dues in the trenches and is still going strong!
The EO, and the scouts are just first class examples of their respective breeds! Beauties one and all.
Nice collection, Duncan. Thanks for sharing it with your knife friends!!
 
waynorth said:
Where to begin!!??!!??
Barlow, Pruner, Scouts, Wow!!!
That big old Pruner is a beauty! It has the old script Lockwood stamp, and is a tool one could carry with pride and pleasure. That Barlow is like a grizzled Tomcat, who has paid his dues in the trenches and is still going strong!
The EO, and the scouts are just first class examples of their respective breeds! Beauties one and all.
Nice collection, Duncan. Thanks for sharing it with your knife friends!!
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To echo what waynorth said and ad an extra "Wow" to so many fine knives, Duncan.
That Paul must be a trustworthy guy, I might be temped to keep a few and blame shipping. :)
 
North Shore said:
I really like this Easy Opener jack with the etching still available, I'm also keen on the XLNT reverse stamp. Anyone know how old this Wadsworth knife is?
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Very nice knife with a wonderful "Easy Opener" blade stamp. It would date to around 1920.

 
Old Engineer said:
Was able to find this Taylors Eye Witness today at the Badger Blade Show . I do not know approximate age yet . Any help will be appreciated . I know that it is older than any of the 3 that I already had . I has Steel Liners , Pins , and Rat Tailed Bolsters . The Blades are I think Stainless . The blades sharpened up very well and very easily . It appears to be pretty clean , but does still need some cleaning up . Will Scrub the jigged bone covers and Flitz the Blades , Bolsters , and Springs . The Spring for the Pen blade wraps around . The Eye Witness logo is different than what is on my 2 year old Barlows . The Eye Witness logo is on both blade tangs which is also unlike my 2 year old Barlows . The Pen Blade Tang stamping only has the " EYE " WITNESS SHEFFIELD . Does not have the word " ENGLAND " . The stamping on the main blade is basically not readable below the word WITNESS . The main blade is a Sheepsfoot and not a Lambsfoot . The Pen Blade has a nice swedge on the pile side . The Sheepsfoot Blade is not Proud at the tip and the Tang Kick looks like it has never been filed . Pull on both blades is a substantial of 8 or 9 . There are no Half Stops. The Walk and Talk will get your attention real quick .
This is a pretty tight knife structurally and I am happy as heck to have found it .
Harry[/QUOTE]


Very nice find Harry. :thumbup: you got a right to be happy about that one.
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LongBlade said:
Some great looking knives posted above but this whole thread has a tremendous archive of old knives :thumbup:

I thought this knife from Simonds Saw & Steel Co would be a good one to add to this great thread of old knives particularly as Simonds knives are not all that common and they all sport a unique cross cut saw shield (and in searching through this thread I had not found one previously posted). Began in 1832, Abel Simonds formed a scythe making business in Fitchburg, MA . The company incorporated as the Simonds Manufacturing Company in 1868. The company began manufacturing saws in 1878 and continued to expand in size. Their old saws are quite collectable as well. In 1922 the name is changed to Simonds Saw and Steel Company and by 1923 they had 2,200 employees. They stopped manufacturing handsaws in 1926 but still to this day make saw blades for machinery. The name today is Simonds Industries Inc. Here is a link to the company history for those interested: http://sawnutz.galootcentral.com/simonds/

This 3 & ½” pen knife has faux stag handles (not my favorite but no shrinkage and solid – bear trap snap and tight). Interestingly the master blade has a double etch – one on the mark side and one on the pile side but no tang stamp (which was probably not done in lieu of the mark side etch of the company – Simonds Saw & Steel Co – (1922-1940 as per Goins). Unfortunately the pile side etch is slightly hidden by tarnish and hard to see the “Sa” in “Saws-Files-Hack Saws” but the mark side etch of Simonds Saw & Steel Co is clear. I should also note that some but not all of their knives were made on contract by Camillus. Not sure about this one.







Thanks for looking!
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Rare and unusual knife with a great shield. Camillus would be a good bet for the maker and here is a four blade Camillus from 1928 with about the same frame size, rectangle shield, and bolsters...

 
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