Schrade scrimshaw set in antique store...

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And a shout out to my bride, who went with me to get them and is very supportive of my addictions. And they were firm on the price....it was actually 75.00 printed on the tag. My mistake. When I saw these warranty cards and the overall condition, I had to have them.

The original owner's name was on the original receipt where he bought them at Timberlake Hardware store in Sheffield, AL. Date was 8/22/83. He paid 50.00 then.


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:thumbup:Outstanding, good on you AND the wife for supporting an addiction alot of people don't understand :confused: there are alot of worse things to be addicted to right "RIGHT"!:D:p I keep telleng my wifey that! ;)
 
6.0stroker said:
:thumbup:Outstanding, good on you AND the wife for supporting an addiction alot of people don't understand :confused: there are alot of worse things to be addicted to right "RIGHT"!:D:p I keep telleng my wifey that! ;)
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She's great. And the replies to this thread helped, especially the pictures that others put on here. Many thanks to all of you. When she saw the overall condition of the set, she was convinced that they were a good buy.

We have to stay out of antique shops. We can't go in one without finding a gem lately. The last two pieces of furniture we bought were a little cherry lamp table and a little cherry bench. Both solid cherry with appropriate joinery (dovetails, mortise and tenon) and good deals.

We are planning a trip to Fayetteville, TN which is chock full of antique stores with good prices. No telling what I will find up there in the Schrade family. Got to get a little ahead and save up some funds before I go though.
 
Great find! An interesting little sidenote to these knives, scrimshander Bill Feeney hand scrimmed each one. If you will compare enlargements of two examples of that issue, you will see a small amount of variance in the designs and application of the lines. Only a very few issues of Schrade Scrimshaws over the years were true scrims. Most were reproduced by heat stamping Delrin with a steel die of the artwork.

Michael
 
Codger_64 said:
Great find! An interesting little sidenote to these knives, scrimshander Bill Feeney hand scrimmed each one. If you will compare enlargements of two examples of that issue, you will see a small amount of variance in the designs and application of the lines. Only a very few issues of Schrade Scrimshaws over the years were true scrims. Most were reproduced by heat stamping Delrin with a steel die of the artwork.

Michael
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I was hoping you would chime in with a post. I have read many of your past post and know that you know your stuff. IIRC, in a former post you said that you knew him or some other artist that contributed to these knives or did I dream that?
 
Good job lwt210! they are nice looking knives alright, there is another set very similar to this one, they were sets were called "Heralds of the Sea" I've seen the other set on odd occasions, not sure what patterns were used.

Russell
 
Rusty1 said:
Good job lwt210! they are nice looking knives alright, there is another set very similar to this one, they were sets were called "Heralds of the Sea" I've seen the other set on odd occasions, not sure what patterns were used.

Russell
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Rusty,
I thought I had the same set as lwt210, but after checking, think I may have the set you mentioned, or at least one similar. Two lockbacks of slightly different sizes and blade shapes. Sorry for the lack of detail on these pics, but I will have to find my good digital cam to take anything better, and I'm not sure where it's at right now.

Dave
 

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lwt210 said:
I was hoping you would chime in with a post. I have read many of your past post and know that you know your stuff. IIRC, in a former post you said that you knew him or some other artist that contributed to these knives or did I dream that?
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No, I don't personally know Mr. Feeney, but I did contact him to enlist his help I.D.ing one of his designs while doing some research on the scrimshaws.

I am a contractor and this is my busy season, so I am not able to access the forum and answer questions as often as I would like. However, between the info archived here and the contributions of the other members, my absence has not been very important. I love seeing these pictures of not only the knives but of the "bling", papers, packaging etc. Thanks for sharing!

When researching, don't forget the #1 online resource, the collector's archive site built and maintained by our own "lrv". No comparable site exists for this or any other brand of knives to my knowledge.

http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/FLYERS/1980s/pages/SC81-24-0.htm
http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/FLYERS/1980s/pages/SC81-24-1.htm

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Nice one Dave! that's the other pair definately, thanks for showing the pics.

Russell
 
When researching, don't forget the #1 online resource, the collector's archive site built and maintained by our own "lrv". No comparable site exists for this or any other brand of knives to my knowledge.

Michael[/QUOTE]


Yeah, I bookmarked that one the other day. Been there on occasion but it's in my favorites now.
 
......on the bottom of page 13 and top of page 14 in Larry H Downunder on "lrv's" site you will see all the I*XL 's displayed....I've since obtained the original timber merchant retail display case of all 5 knives as well so I will take better photos and submit them all.Hoo Roo
 
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