Orange Blossom Pics

[synthesist]

Here are pictures of a couple of OLD Orange Blossoms, 2 Pearl, 1 Tortoise Shell

I'll get some of the disassembled one and post it later

Syn


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01619.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01620.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01621.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01622.jpg

Here are a couple of the disassembled Orange Blossom and those TRICKY springs and the tapered spacer

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01627.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01625.jpg

 

[RandyW]

Those are COOL

 

[Tony Bose]

I had forgotten that the pen blades have stove pipe kicks. Neat knives.

 

[smiling-knife]

Beautiful knive synthesist. Who made them and what is their aproximate age please?

 

[synthesist]

The bottom/foreground pearl one is a Pritzlaff ( 1850 - 1957 ). I believe this knife was made before 1940 (my guess).

The middle, Tortoiseshell, one is the oldest by far, was made by James Ward & Co.of Bronxville, NY in the 1860s (or so the books say). This is confusing, to me anyway, because Levine's IV would lead you to believe that this pattern was developed later.

The back, pearl, one is a Cattaraugus. Also pre-1940

The disassembled one is a Miller Bros.

Syn