Some "Happy Holidays" Knives

[ea42]

I'm a little behind in getting these posted due to some computer difficulties, but better late than never! These are a few of the Happy Holidays knives Schrade put out, mostly fron the nineties, to help raise funds for Christmas lights in Ellenville. Not sure exactly when they started, but I think it was in 1993. Local Ellenville and surrounding landmarks were the theme, and the scrim work by Mr. G. was outstanding as usual. As with the 4th of July knives, these were generally available only to the local collectors. The unmarked pic on the 1996 is an image of the Wayside Inn, a very old inn dating back to the 1800's, and originally known as the Terwilliger House. All the knives were boxed in the usual blue and white Scrimshaw boxes, with the exception of the LB, which came in the white box and sleave with sheath. Enjoy!

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Eric

PS- If anyone has any others, please post 'em!

 

[Rusty1]

Well worth collecting Eric, local Ellenville history you will not find in great numbers anymore.:thumbup:

Russell

 

[lrv]

Eric,
Nice!
Cant quite make out the wording in the circle on the back. Town of Wawarsing American?
Thats about all..
Thanks
Larry

 

[ea42]

Thanks Larry and Russell! It says: "Town of Wawarsing American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration 1976". I'm going to have to find out what all those symbols represent.

Eric

 

[lrv]

A list of the Xmas knives

ELLENVILLE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING KNIVES 100 KNIVES
1993 515SC HORSE & SLEIGH
1994 503SC BOY AND BOOT
1995 502SC ELLENVILLE TRAIN STATION
1996 500SC WAYSIDE INN
1997 507SC SOLDIERS & SAILORS MONUMENT
1998 507SC ELLENVILLE POST OFFICE
1999 296SC SCORESBY FIREHOUSE
2000 500SC ELKS LODGE, NAPANOCH
2001 502SC D & H CANAL OFFICE
2002 515SC TERWILLIGER HOUSE

And I found a picture of the symbol in my records..

 

[Eyegor]

Starting in the upper left and working clockwise:
Pick & Shovel - reference to mining in the local area. Nothing spectacular but bluestone, lead, limestone, salt, and legend has it gold mines were operated in the town. Also one of the first roads up the valley into the region became known as the "Old Mine Road"

Basket - It is a blueberry (huckleberry) pickers basket. Use to be a large seasonal operation

Arrowhead - honoring the local indians (Lenape) who were here before, as well as several small skirmishes between the natives and settlers.

Jug & axe - I've found two references for this one so far. If I get anything definitive I'll let you know. 1) Two of the larger industries that grew up in the Ellenville area where the cutlery factories and glassworks/potteries.
2) Another industry that was foremost for a relatively short period of time was the tanneries. This symbol contains elements of that as well.

This is based on my own knowledge and preliminary research. As stated, I'll update after digging through the archives here at the library.

 

[ea42]

Eyegor, thanks for the info! I was just downtown last weekend checking out the layout of the old schoolhouse in Napanoch. We're looking to set up a knife museum of the local cutleries there, still in the preliminary stages but I'll keep everyone informed as things progress. Here's some info on that gold mine, c. 1903:

And a shot of some of the "cutlery" (foreground), produced at the Napanoch Axe Factory. Thanks for the enlightenment, I've known of these places but hadn't made the connection, must be this cabin fever:

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Eric

 

[lrv]

Eric,
I think I recognize those pearls!

My daughter and friend are asking when we can go see..

Eyegor, Thanks for the great additional info.

 

[orvet]

Great stuff Eric!
Thanks for sharing.

Dalae