"Old Knives"

[Fodderwing]

Pin up girl and advertising knives were a bread & butter item for Aerial Mfg Cutlery and it is rare to find them in decent condition (aka still intact and without massive fading). I couldn't resist but to negotiate with the seller of this one I really like the Aerial Knives since they are sort of in my backyard, same goes for Marbles knives.

The coke bottle really is a great find Kevin. I love the color of the cell too. So how are you storing these?

 

[Gevonovich]

Pin up girl and advertising knives were a bread & butter item for Aerial Mfg Cutlery and it is rare to find them in decent condition (aka still intact and without massive fading). I couldn't resist but to negotiate with the seller of this one I really like the Aerial Knives since they are sort of in my backyard, same goes for Marbles knives.

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What a knife and in such good condition ! Rare indeed

Charlie, had to come back for more Centaur time

 

[matarius777]

Please post pictures!!! They are worth 1000 words each!!!

Took a while to get there....but....
More to follow.
The bottom one is the one I have cleaned up a bit, as you will see in later images, one has the tip broken off, due to too many Tarzan films as a kid, and an over active imagination. (Used it as a throwing knife, not one of my better ideas!) Does anybody have any idea of their possible age?

Ive seen one of these on eBay, that sold very recently, but strangely, the stamp on the blade looks to be rather poorly done, with imprecise placing of letters, also the "Pampa's legs are slightly different. I did wonder if that one was a fake one, as I have read that these Lockwood's knives were copied by unscrupulous manufacturers. Looking again, one can see that the blade stamp is composed of dots! It is totally different.
Here is the picture of it from eBay:

 

[matarius777]

Took a while to get there....but....
More to follow.
The bottom one is the one I have cleaned up a bit, as you will see in later images, one has the tip broken off, due to too many Tarzan films as a kid, and an over active imagination. (Used it as a throwing knife, not one of my better ideas!) Does anybody have any idea of their possible age?

 

[matarius777]

This is a Morton & Son's I have, this is another I'd love to know the age of. Somewhere on this forum, somebody posted an image of one of their catalogues, which showed the exact same knife on it's front page. I don't think this has had much if any use, the only problem is the bottle opener is a bit short, not sure if it is a design fault, or a bit snapped off. Most of my old knives belonged to my grandfather, who was born in 1896.

 

[matarius777]

More images of the Morton & Son's, in one, you can see a brass spacer by the little blade, at first I thought it was another attachment that had broken off.

Does anybody know what the stamp is, on the tang. It almost looks like a set of weighing scales!

This is the brass spacer, below:

 

[CNoyes]

I think the celluloid handle on the back side of the Aerial pin-up girl knife is beginning to self-destruct.

I'd keep it away from your other knives.

 

[herder]

Took a while to get there....but....
More to follow.
The bottom one is the one I have cleaned up a bit, as you will see in later images, one has the tip broken off, due to too many Tarzan films as a kid, and an over active imagination. (Used it as a throwing knife, not one of my better ideas!) Does anybody have any idea of their possible age?

Ive seen one of these on eBay, that sold very recently, but strangely, the stamp on the blade looks to be rather poorly done, with imprecise placing of letters, also the "Pampa's legs are slightly different. I did wonder if that one was a fake one, as I have read that these Lockwood's knives were copied by unscrupulous manufacturers. Looking again, one can see that the blade stamp is composed of dots! It is totally different.
Here is the picture of it from eBay:

Very nice examples, and a great bonus to have an original box. Very interesting to see the fake example that you found on ebay.
I'll do a little digging for some dates on these and the multi-blade model.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Interesting about the discussion on he Lockwood Bros. Knives and their etchings / Stampings.
I think the more untidy etchings were done by a type of electro etching? it would be interesting for Jack to come in on this- as I have seen several genuine Lockwoods with lighter “ Electro” type of etch on the Blade rather than the deep Stamping / Etching, usually the etching isn’t all that tidy!
I have a large Folding Hunter I think somewhere with this “ newer “ type of Etch on the blade.

Forgive me as I am not too sure if Electro Etch is the right reference- I know that you can get some stunning Electro Etches.

 

[waynorth]

Interesting about the discussion on he Lockwood Bros. Knives and their etchings / Stampings.
I think the more untidy etchings were done by a type of electro etching? it would be interesting for Jack to come in on this- as I have seen several genuine Lockwoods with lighter “ Electro” type of etch on the Blade rather than the deep Stamping / Etching, usually the etching isn’t all that tidy!
I have a large Folding Hunter I think somewhere with this “ newer “ type of Etch on the blade.

Forgive me as I am not too sure if Electro Etch is the right reference- I know that you can get some stunning Electro Etches.

I'm not sure either, but I believe the "real lamb foot" etch from A.Wright on the Guardians' blade is a form of electro-etch!! Jack???

 

[eisman]

 

[Campbellclanman]

Nice wee "universal" LF & C there Eisman!

Revisiting the Cold Finger Knife discussion....here is a good example, this is a later production Knife- I believe to be 60's more so 70's and I think this is the era we started seeing this type of - would you say "poor quality " etching come in, I don't think the etchings are Faked- mind you I haven't seen in the flesh one that makes me think that it is a fake, This knife below is a nice quality Sheffield Lock-back- have a look at the Top of the Blade near the Tang....
There are some of these etchings that are tidier - like this one,. and some that are a wee bit messy - but usually from what I have seen still on a good knife?

Not the photo's that show the Etch or the Tang Stamping very well at all, from Archives ....

 

[matarius777]

Very nice examples, and a great bonus to have an original box. Very interesting to see the fake example that you found on ebay.
I'll do a little digging for some dates on these and the multi-blade model.

Nice one, would really appreciate it.

 

[waynorth]

I love it when herder does a little digging!!!

Meanwhile, talk of "heavy jacks" elsewhere (the BF knife) reminded me about this old knife.
A heavier 4 1/8" Jack from American Shear and Knife, 1870 - 1914.
It has a wonderfully etched blade that remains readable.
American Shear made scissors starting ca. 1843 in Hotchkissville, Conn, and added knives about 1870. A fire put an end to the factory in 1914.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Charlie - I too love those Big Jacks! That my friend is absolutely gorgeous- Hard to believe that Knife is a Century Old +

Wow! Charlie- thank you for sharing these treasures with us - We are really lucky with this.
I too love it when Herder gets the hounds out!

 

[waynorth]

Thanks Duncan!!
I've been thinking (always risky and sometimes dangerous!!);
Blade etches do a certain amount of advertising, but they also display pride of workmanship. Some full-blade reverse etches are real works of art! Worthy of another thread!!
Maybe there has already been one!!??

 

[Gevonovich]

I love it when herder does a little digging!!!

Meanwhile, talk of "heavy jacks" elsewhere (the BF knife) reminded me about this old knife.
A heavier 4 1/8" Jack from American Shear and Knife, 1870 - 1914.
It has a wonderfully etched blade that remains readable.View attachment 1080543 View attachment 1080548
American Shear made scissors starting ca. 1843 in Hotchkissville, Conn, and added knives about 1870. A fire put an end to the factory in 1914.

Stunning !! kissville indeed

 

[waynorth]

Thank you Gev!! It is very well made, and still works like a new knife!
That A.S. & K. makes its presence known in your pocket - suspenders optional!!
Hard to lose without knowing it right away!!

 

[tongueriver]

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[Campbellclanman]

Thanks Charlie

Tongueriver- man that IS a nice one.
That’s the Ulster Etch for sure- but what seems like a Stamping for Sears with the “ Made in the U.S.A “