"Old Knives"

herder said:
A couple of nice examples from V.P. and black mamba. And those Shapleigh folders from Augie, Paul, and Campbellclanman... Wow!!!
Two nice Taylor's models, Old Engineer. It was common for both "Taylor's" and "Taylor" to be stamped on the blades. The lack of an "England" stamp does not necessarily mean that an English knife was made prior to 1891, as only the United States required that. Knives made for the European market and other countries such as Canada often did not have an "England" stamp in the 1900s. Here is a catalog cut from a circa 1928 Taylor's (Needham, Veall, & Tyzack, LTD) catalog showing a similar Lambfoot model as yours with no England stamp. I suspect your knife with the curved tang stamp is a bit early than this 1928 illustration.

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Thanks for the enlightenment my friend . That is what I thought the " ENGLAND " rule or law was , but I was not sure . I was hoping that I was wrong .
I really appreciate the picture too . I have thought that I had 2 knives older than 100 but I was wanting one of them to be over 120 . Well it is what it is .
Half/Stop Half/Stop it looks like H herder has explained better what you and I were discussing on the phone earlier .

Harry
 
Old Engineer said:
Thanks for the enlightenment my friend . That is what I thought the " ENGLAND " rule or law was , but I was not sure . I was hoping that I was wrong .
I really appreciate the picture too . I have thought that I had 2 knives older than 100 but I was wanting one of them to be over 120 . Well it is what it is .
Half/Stop Half/Stop it looks like H herder has explained better what you and I were discussing on the phone earlier .

Harry
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Great info guys! Thanks to all! :thumbsup:
 
It's always interesting to me find a knife marked Buffalo, as that was my place of birth and upbringing!
Thanks to Mr. Galvanic, here is a nice little Pearl Pen from Pratt and Co, Buffalo!!
With it is a letter from the company dated 1852, and a similarly dated/mailed envelope from Pratt with a very minimal addressee!
I guess the only E.Blair in Bucyrus, Ohio would be easy for the postman to find!!??Pratt Co Pearl 1.jpg Pratt Co Pearl 2.jpg
 
Charlie- Wow! We don’t see too many Knives as you say with Buffalo! I have only the one - a Peach-Seed Scout kindly gifted to me from Mr Paul Hilborn.

Now didn’t Paul and I drive through or past Buffalo whilst in the way to the Rendezvous?
 
Campbellclanman said:
Charlie- Wow! We don’t see too many Knives as you say with Buffalo! I have only the one - a Peach-Seed Scout kindly gifted to me from Mr Paul Hilborn.

Now didn’t Paul and I drive through or past Buffalo whilst in the way to the Rendezvous?
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We did at that Duncan, I had my foot to the floor and you were huggin the dash like your life was at stake:eek::D
 
Campbellclanman said:
What gorgeous Mellow Bone on that one Kev! it deserves the 2 x Thumbs my friend!
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waynorth said:
Nice H&B Kevin! That worm-groove jigging looks real interesting also!!:thumbsup:
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Gevonovich said:
Venerable, Kevin ! Love the river bed wagon track jigging :D:p
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paulhilborn said:
Fantastic H&B Congress Kevin
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Thanks fellas, it's my first Humason and I shall continue to find more :D I love how everyone has a different name for the trails ;)
 
Old Engineer said:
Thanks for the enlightenment my friend . That is what I thought the " ENGLAND " rule or law was , but I was not sure . I was hoping that I was wrong .
I really appreciate the picture too . I have thought that I had 2 knives older than 100 but I was wanting one of them to be over 120 . Well it is what it is .
Half/Stop Half/Stop it looks like H herder has explained better what you and I were discussing on the phone earlier .

Harry
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Happy to throw my 2 cents in, and let's round them each off at around 110 years old. :)
 
veitsi_poika said:
Humason & Beckley Congress, (c1852-1916 per Goins)... for an old congress, I was surprised to feel perfect half stop and snap on both blades, definite two thumbs up on this one :D:thumbsup::thumbsup: You can still see the remnants of the "H & B" on the blade.

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Nice old Humason & Beckley, and that company made very high end knives.
When LF&C took them over in 1912, the knives were never quite as good as the older H&B models.
 
waynorth said:
It's always interesting to me find a knife marked Buffalo, as that was my place of birth and upbringing!
Thanks to Mr. Galvanic, here is a nice little Pearl Pen from Pratt and Co, Buffalo!!
With it is a letter from the company dated 1852, and a similarly dated/mailed envelope from Pratt with a very minimal addressee!
I guess the only E.Blair in Bucyrus, Ohio would be easy for the postman to find!!??View attachment 1062596 View attachment 1062597
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Fantastic knives and ephemera, waynorth!!!
I love the box and paperwork as much as the knives.
Pretty neat to have some cutlery from your original home town.
 
Kudos go out to this page knife contributors:thumbsup:
This wonderful Schrade Cut Co had a "Make an Offer" so I did and it was accepted:eek: I called Duncan (10:30) New Zedland time and had to gush about this great specimen:)
I'll store this in my safe and hide the key when Duncan comes to visit next year;):D

A Schrade Cut Co Harness Jack with Deep "HOLYOKE BELT C.O. stamped on the main blade. Blades are absolutely solid, with the main centered in the well. Half stops that are crisp with flush springs in closed, half and open positions:thumbsup: Perfect peachseed bone with fantastic color and no chips or cracks. To my surprise it arrived with the most perfect convex edge that just slices through thin receipt paper:p measure 3 1/2" closed.

Okay, I am smitten with this old girl;););)

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waynorth said:
It's always interesting to me find a knife marked Buffalo, as that was my place of birth and upbringing!
Thanks to Mr. Galvanic, here is a nice little Pearl Pen from Pratt and Co, Buffalo!!
With it is a letter from the company dated 1852, and a similarly dated/mailed envelope from Pratt with a very minimal addressee!
I guess the only E.Blair in Bucyrus, Ohio would be easy for the postman to find!!??View attachment 1062596 View attachment 1062597
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Elegant indeed , Charlie ! The paperwork is icing on the cake. Wish I could read the cursive ? translation

paulhilborn said:
Kudos go out to this page knife contributors:thumbsup:
This wonderful Schrade Cut Co had a "Make an Offer" so I did and it was accepted:eek: I called Duncan (10:30) New Zedland time and had to gush about this great specimen:)
I'll store this in my safe and hide the key when Duncan comes to visit next year;):D

A Schrade Cut Co Harness Jack with Deep "HOLYOKE BELT C.O. stamped on the main blade. Blades are absolutely solid, with the main centered in the well. Half stops that are crisp with flush springs in closed, half and open positions:thumbsup: Perfect peachseed bone with fantastic color and no chips or cracks. To my surprise it arrived with the most perfect convex edge that just slices through thin receipt paper:p measure 3 1/2" closed.

Okay, I am smitten with this old girl;););)

Sorry, light was fading so pictures aren't the best.
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Grail is all I can say !!! with a breathless emoticon
 
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