"Old Knives"

[waynorth]

Lloyd, SteveC, CharlieN, Augie, Jer and Galvanic; thank you all for such great contributions!!
Mike, that BDR with box is killer collector stuff - museum grade!!!

 

[Augie]

This one showed up today, a short line Camillus 67 Stockman in little used condition, 1946 to 1950 if I read the tang stamp chart correctly.

 

[waynorth]

I love the knives and bone jigging that Camillus did in that era!! Nice one Augie!!

 

[Augie]

Thanks Charlie!

 

[lambertiana]

Some great knives posted guys!!! Here is anotherView attachment 806172 oldie of mine

Nice knife, and from Elmira! I grew up just over the hill from Elmira, but I still don't have a knife from there.

 

[galvanic1882]

Thanks guys!! Here is one more Fayetteville NY

 

[Peregrin]

Thanks guys!! Here is one more Fayetteville NYView attachment 806669

That's very cool. Just a few miles from my home. Central New York had it's fair share of Cutlery Manufacturers over the years.

 

[galvanic1882]

Thanks Peregrin, yes there were a bunch of them out there. I tried to collect oddball knives marked NY though out the years and have been lucky to pick up a few. I have more that I need to take pictures of.
Here is an old Beaver Falls knife with a Price guide that I have.

 

[Gevonovich]

Thanks guys!! Here is one more Fayetteville NYView attachment 806669

These knives and pictures your posting are a real treat, galvanic !!! Thank you

 

[waynorth]

These knives and pictures your posting are a real treat, galvanic !!! Thank you

What Gev said!! Thanks for the entertainment, Mike!! Your collection is a most intriguing point in the universe!!

 

[galvanic1882]

Thanks again guys and Charlie your wayyyy too kind!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

I wholeheartedly agree with what has been said about your knives Galvanic- Fantastic!
That Beaver falls is a stunner- the Price Catalog has to be a rarity?

Augie- I love that Camillus- Fantastic Knife my friend!

 

[waynorth]

Thanks again guys and Charlie your wayyyy too kind!!

If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'!!

 

[r8shell]

So many lovely knives! Galvanic, I don't know which I like better, the ebony from Fayetteville, or the mop from Beaver Falls...

I just picked up another Boker in need of some TLC. Even though the blades are worse for wear, I couldn't resist the worn bone, and I think it'll make for a nice user. I still need to clean it some more to read the tang stamp more clearly, but it doesn't seem to match any of the ones on the tang stamp chart I have.
(tree) H.Boker & co.
........ Solingen
........ Germany

 

[CNoyes]

Well, the little pearl handled lobster I posted about above arrived today.

I'm a bit perplexed, as what I have does not conform to any published information.

The knife is only 2 1/2" long, excluding the bail, so it's a dainty little thing.

It's in great condition. All blades walk and talk with significant and audible snaps. There are a few little scattered spots, but nothing really significant. There is no evidence of use and the knife has never been sharpened beyond that done at the factory.

There are long pulls on all blades.

All blades have sunk joints like those on their PocketEze knives.

The nickel-silver liners are nicely coined.

There are no cracks or chips in the pearl handles, although there is a bit of loss around a couple of the pins.

Three of the four blades are marked. The scissors are not. The file blade is the only one with a complete stamp. The "O" in "CO" has been ground away on the master spear and the pen.

The stamp on the file is ROBESON / CUTLERY CO, but I was not able to get a legible scan of that tang. I'll try again later.

The "O" in "CO" is upper case instead of lower and there is no line under it, which is usually an indication of German Manufacture.

I have never seen that stamp before and it is not shown in Tom Kalcevic's book, Knives Can Talk!.

All other similar known stamps are found on German or English made knives and date anywhere from 1885 to 1895, according to Kalcevic.

I have no firm conviction that this knife is that age, but I suspect it is close.

There is no country of origin on the knife anywhere.

The most perplexing thing is the knife has a valid Robeson pattern number, 743 / 202 in two lines on the back of the master spear. The "7" denotes pearl handles, the "4" four blades, the "3" nickel-silver liners and the "202" is the handle die shape number.

I have never seen a pre-1900 German import Robeson knife with a pattern number.

I cannot find it right now, but I'm pretty sure I have read that Robeson did not institute their numbering system until after they moved to Perry, New York, in 1899 or 1900.

Whatever the knife is, I think it is circa 1900 and possibly a very early product from the plant in Perry.

 

[Luger1952]

Charlie great run down and interesting origin diagnosis so far on this little pearl lobster! The history of Robeson from their Cutlery business roots in Elmira to Rochester and Perry NY and their production "ramp up" in Perry is very interesting and intriguing to me. Their folding knife innovations highlighted in their Pocket Eze, Mastercraft, Perma Lube and No Rustain lines is fascinating to me. Especially the Pocket Eze line that "won over" so many old timers and that would have no other brand/line of pocket knives after using a Pocket Eze. Thanks for the insights my friend!!

 

[herder]

Thanks guys!! Here is one more Fayetteville NYView attachment 806669

A waterfall of wonderful knives all!!!

Some absolutely fantastic knives shown by Galvanic and here is a catalog cut for the Fayetteville whittler. That model was available in both Cocobolo and Ebony handles.
The Fayetteville Knife Co. actually existed earlier than Goins has stated.

View attachment 807061

 

[galvanic1882]

Charlie, great info on that little pearl!! Love the ad Herder thanks for showing it.
Here is one I can't find any info on marked JH Mabey Newark??

 

[galvanic1882]

Last one for the day, Binghamton Cutlery

 

[Augie]

Mike, love the Binghamton, reminds me a lot of this Baldwin I picked up this summer, is that one on the smaller size for a Washington Jack?