"Old Knives"

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Don't know much about it and these are not my photos, but it is my knife.
Jim
 
JatMat said:
... Don't know much about it and these are not my photos, but it is my knife.
Jim
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Hey there Jim,

Looks to be late 1980's early 90's from what I can see but that is just a guess since I cannot see the tang stamp.

Anthony
 
sunnyd said:
Hey there Jim,

Looks to be late 1980's early 90's from what I can see but that is just a guess since I cannot see the tang stamp.

Anthony
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I know, I know, ;) Guess I will have to hunt it down and get the tang stamp and edit post. But tomorrow is another day.

I picked it up on the bay about 3 years ago. Now it resides with my grandsons' other knives. :)

Jim
 
JatMat said:
. . . Now it resides with my grandsons' other knives. :)

Jim
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You are the man for starting those precious Grandchildren off right! :thumbup: A vintage Camillus model #99 scout knife with fine old fashion carbon steel.. Of coarse you know you are spoiling them rotten now. :p :D Great Job, Jimbo!

greyelm said:
Looks like a model 99, I think it could be from the late 1970's, the tang stamp may help with a date. Check this link for Camillus catalogues.

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Thanks greyelm, obliged for the good link to Irv's fine web page. He is a good fellow who has put in a lot of time and effort just for the labor of love for the thing and to assist so many of us here. Very :cool:!


Anthony


Edit to Add: I just found my old Camillus #99.. Camera has a dead battery so no picture right now, but mine and Jim's looks identical except for mine has the regular smooth bolsters.. Tang Stamp is in 3 lines and reads the following exactly:

Camillus {over} NEW YORK {over} U.S.A.

So I believe 1970's is more likely. :)
 
The hallmark on this Victorian fruit knife indicates that it was made by the firm of John Yeomans Cowlishaw of Sheffield, one of the two most outstanding silversmiths at the time(the other was George Unitte (GU) of Birmingham). Cowlishaw lived from 1830-1895 and his firm made fruit knives from 1854 thru the 1920s.

In the hallmark, there is the crown(for Sheffield), the lion passant(sterling mark), the letter M(year code), and maker(JYC).

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Elegant knife, and some very nicely composed photos Kerry. Thanks for giving us a look at that fruit knife.
 
thawk said:
Elegant knife, and some very nicely composed photos Kerry. Thanks for giving us a look at that fruit knife.
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Agreed!. Excellent example of the often overlooked Fruit Knife with some great provenance, Kerry.

I am especially fond of the embellishment work in the pearl scales.
 
That has to be one of the most elegant fruit knives I have seen. It is in such great shape. The engraving in the pearl is very nice and it makes me want one...really bad :) THANKS A LOT KERRY! (ha ha)
 
I never even noticed it had pearl! As I have a silver knife with similar markings on the blade with quite a bit of the details worn off it. I think I have a pic....

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KnifeHead said:
The hallmark on this Victorian fruit knife indicates that it was made by the firm of John Yeomans Cowlishaw of Sheffield, one of the two most outstanding silversmiths at the time(the other was George Unitte (GU) of Birmingham). Cowlishaw lived from 1830-1895 and his firm made fruit knives from 1854 thru the 1920s.

In the hallmark, there is the crown(for Sheffield), the lion passant(sterling mark), the letter M(year code), and maker(JYC).
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I am really surprised that the pearl has lasted this long. Was it in a collection all this time? Were these exhibition knives made for the "collectors" of the day or just as show pieces?

God Bless
 
Here is a description from my friend

"3 1/4" closed, built between the wars; probably my "newest" IXL knife, I generally don't buy much past 1920 or so as there started to be subtle changes to the " details " as time passed by... things like time spent on swedging and fitting blades, general fit and finish, handle material quality, etc. I bought this one for the nicely mellowed ivory scales even though it had plenty of pocket wear. I later figured out it was pretty handy to drop in the pocket being as light as it is, which I do regularly.This knife also has a catch bit,on the pen blade end that also helps blade overtravel.If you look you can see the groove in it,made by the clip blade,both blades have kicks,as well."

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I am such a fool for vintage yellow bone and/or Ivory.. Outstanding, Vince! :thumbup:


Anthony
 
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That Sheffield knife must have been an eye-catcher when new,but now with the ageing on those ivory scales it's a really attractive knife. So very long now since decent stuff came out of Sheffield.Very fine pix thanks.
 
Here's a little pen knife I snagged on the bay aways back
It has the catch bit on the pen end The pen blade is TINY & THIN!
But the bone is what I took a chance on & I got it
I put the Buck Lancer in there for size reference

The Schrade,I picked up on BF's,any idea on the age ?

The main blade is marked :
Solingen
Cutlery
B.Svoboda
Germany
According to BL IV,it was an import firm from the fifties

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-Vince
 
Kerry, that was some Mother of All Toilet Seats on that English fruit knife you displayed a while back:D

Looking at my hallmark lists, it appears that this beauty is now 130 years old being an 1879 model, quite a history.
 
Beautiful knives guys. Kerry the mop is fantastic. How is the spring on your knife? Vince, this knife in a circa 1930 brochure seems to be of a similar pattern with same markings as yours.

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Not my knife, and I have to give it back at tonight's knife club meeting. :(

Unless the owner doesn't show. :D

Fran

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Fran,WOW! :thumbup:
Thanks for posting that,
-Vince
 
Nice mellow stag on the Toe!
(Only a knife guy could understand that statement!)
Soooo. . . . . . you got caught, hmmmmmm???:cool:

"Not my knife, and I have to give it back at tonight's knife club meeting.

Unless the owner doesn't show.

Fran"
 
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