SEARS KNIFE WORLD

[waynorth]

Breakthrough!

This Knife in the photo's is a perfect match to yours - different Bone colouring, Same exact size, same exact blades and placements, same Tang stamping......
Not my photo's I heisted them hehehe

As we know if the Knife doesn't have a Sears number, or etc - and its not in the Catalog- good luck in finding it- your sources lie outside in the big net in a dark corner - somewhere, I found that knife of yours with the etch and the number- that's what we want is that number - so here it is...

9487 is your knife, so catalog time, the big question now is can we find 9487 in the Catalogs?


The Year 1948, This catalog page is the first Catalog page from starting 1942 to give a knife that fits size and Blades and the number 9487.
3rd vertical column from the left, Knife L, The description reads:
3 Blade Pocket Knife, Has three High carbon steel blades: One Clip, one Spey, one Pen.rustproof Solid Brass Lining, Rust resistant Nickel Plated Bolsters. Attractive plastic Handle. 3 & 1/8 inches long. also what looks to be tip Bolsters in a very poor diagram.

So... we want better than Tip bolsters...

Next is better..
The Year 1949, third column from the left, second Knife down - Knife L.
We have the perfect Bolsters, we have the perfect size, we have the perfect Blades in the perfect position, the only thing is the Plastic "Stag Type handles.

All these Knives with Catalog years are the exact same Knife number 9487 with perfect everything other than handle materials: 1950 simulated Plastic stag handle, 1951 simulated Plastic stag handle, 1952 wooden handle, 1954 Simulated Stag plastic Handle, 1955 plastic Handle. 1956 Durable Stag Type Handle, 1957 simulated Stag. 1958 Simulated Stag, 1960 Bonite Stag type Handles. 1961 Bonite Stag Type handles, 1962 Jet black handles .........9487 now drops off the Catalog pages and is not mentioned again ( I stopped looking at 1974).

Summary:
Charlie, your Knife is a Sears Craftsman Knife 9487.
9487 being Composite handles shown in the only two catalog pages we have so far showing us this exact same sized Knife and Blade and blade positioning, we can lay money on it that the Genuine Bone Stag Handles 9487 is between 1942 and 1948 simply not shown in a Catalog page ( that we have found yet anyway).

Nice sleuthing, Duncan!! Do you know who owns that knife, whose picture you "heisted"?

 

[glennbad]

Here is the first knife I remember owning. I traded a kid for it. Thankfully, I'm not as hard on my knives these days...LOL!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Thanks Steve- even that took a while. Thank goodness for Catalogs eh
OH - awesome grouping. Love those big fellas! I am trying to pace myself and slowly feed out the Sears Knives in this Thread.

I wondered if I should continue with Composites or mix them it up a bit with Bone examples as well?

 

[Campbellclanman]

It’s on eBay Charlie Sir.
Did you want me to pm the auction to you?

 

[Campbellclanman]

Here is the first knife I remember owning. I traded a kid for it. Thankfully, I'm not as hard on my knives these days...LOL!

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Glenn! Your first Knife you remember owning? Man that’s a wee treasure right there!

 

[waynorth]

It’s on eBay Charlie Sir.
Did you want me to pm the auction to you?

I'll pass, Duncan!! I'm in the "thinning the herd" mode!! Don't want any temptations!!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

HAHA, I could understand that Charlie - I just sent you the auction in pm ( sorry )

I think its too expensive - at least its a good look at another to the one you have.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wilbert Cutlery Co, made for Sears! An unusual Harness Jack, Canoe pattern knife, celluloid handles!!! I don't think celluloid was used for economy back then, Duncan and Meako, but because it was eye-catching!!!View attachment 2186545View attachment 2186546

Charlie
I am so glad you posted this amazing Harness Jack knife again- Im pretty sure I remember you posting it after you obtained it, and it floored me as to how such wonderful knives are found- but to some that may be a regular occurance - but Geographically I couldn't be any further away in the World here in New Zealand, I only imagine what it would be like to live in an town or City where such great Cutler firms existed - and to have people around close by- Families of Cutler workers - descendants, or simply the Knife Knut who lives there who has all that local knowledge and Knives too of course.

Dave and I were talking the other day, and listening to him talk about such people and these very things - something that I could do is sit there all day and hear these great things. get well soon Dave my friend.

Charlie - your Beauty is here, I didnt know if you have this Catalog page to go with - but here it is anyway Bottom right hand Corner - 2 up.
Sears & Roebuck 1919.

 

[echoscout]

Craftsman 9554 Whittler

 

[Campbellclanman]

Very Cool David, I think that Handle Material is quite attractive!

 

[Adam5]

Here is the Wilbert electrician's knife that Steve sent my way:

 

[Old Hunter]

I wondered if I should continue with Composites or mix them it up a bit with Bone examples as well?

I'm enjoying this thread anyway you want to post them. Thanks for getting it started.

Here is the Wilbert electrician's knife that Steve sent my way:

Gotta be the nicest looking Electricians working pocketknife I've seen. OH

 

[waynorth]

Charlie
I am so glad you posted this amazing Harness Jack knife again- Im pretty sure I remember you posting it after you obtained it, and it floored me as to how such wonderful knives are found- but to some that may be a regular occurance - but Geographically I couldn't be any further away in the World here in New Zealand, I only imagine what it would be like to live in an town or City where such great Cutler firms existed - and to have people around close by- Families of Cutler workers - descendants, or simply the Knife Knut who lives there who has all that local knowledge and Knives too of course.

Dave and I were talking the other day, and listening to him talk about such people and these very things - something that I could do is sit there all day and hear these great things. get well soon Dave my friend.

Charlie - your Beauty is here, I didnt know if you have this Catalog page to go with - but here it is anyway Bottom right hand Corner - 2 up.
Sears & Roebuck 1919.

Cool to see in the catalog!! Thanks Duncan!!

 

[FranklinG]

This has been a fantastic thread to go through!

Duncan sent me this Craftsman 9506 as part of his GAW to honor Roland Proctor around the start of this year. It's my only Sears knife, but I love it and carry it in my watch pocket most days. I tend to favor smalls, and this one fits the bill perfectly. I'm not the greatest photographer, and it's hard to capture how gorgeous this bone is. Peanut for scale.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Here is the Wilbert electrician's knife that Steve sent my way:

When Steve posted this up in the Old Knives - it punched high! Awesome! Just Wow - Charlie mentioned he'd never seen one before, man thats a sweetheart! STUNNING Bone!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Great seeing That Knife being used my friend! Man that Bone Colour!!!! awesome isnt it! Camillus did it good all right.

 

[FranklinG]

Great seeing That Knife being used my friend! Man that Bone Colour!!!! awesome isnt it! Camillus did it good all right.

No kidding, that's an awesome color! Thanks again!!!

 

[echoscout]

Sta-Sharp four bladed Cattle Knife. Pretty much the same as the one Charlie posted earlier except this ones tang stamp is MADE IN over U.S.A.. This is a favorite of mine and have carried it used it a lot over the years.

 

[afishhunter]

What cutlery brand that Sears sold, did Sears actually manufacture in the early years?

I had a c.1914 Meriden box lock Side by Side 12 gauge, 36 inch barrels. back in the late 1987/early1988. A previous owner had had the cones moved forward to accomodate 3 inch Magnum shells.

Sears owned the Meriden firearms company in Meriden, NY, manufacturing the handguns, rifles, and shotguns, themselves. They were not contract arms like the later Ted Williams branded, made by Marlin, Savage, and Ithica.
I believe Sears shut down or sold Maridian Fireams in the very late 1920's or early 1930's. I forget which.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Mr Neal Punchard did talk about that in their Podcast about Sears with Mike Jason and that weird funny speaking bloke from New Zealand, Sears did actually mention that they made blah blah blah- but Neal doesn't seem to think they actually had a Manufacturing company.
With Guns my friend I simply do not know - Sears had the likes of Napanoch Knives etc in the early stages- Camillus were there as well very early on and others of course make knives for them, there doesn't seem to be evidence that they actually manufactured ( Knives)..