That Darned Kitchen Table Again!

[markv]

"Far more straightforward is this knife by Harrison Fisher, also still in good shape."
what is this handle material. i have a Simmons whittler with same material.

thanks for your reply

buzz

 

[Jack Black]

"Far more straightforward is this knife by Harrison Fisher, also still in good shape."
what is this handle material. i have a Simmons whittler with same material.

thanks for your reply

buzz

Usually called French Ivory :thumbup:

 

[markv]

oh, ok i wondered if it was. it really looks a lot like old ivory with the grain.
it's funny but i have many knives similar to but not exactlly the same as those you've posted.
if i could figure out my photobucket account i'd post some photos.

thanks

buzz

 

[Jack Black]

Finally got the pics uploaded of the knife I picked up earlier. I hope I'm correct in calling it a Couteau de Cavalier. It appears not to be as old as I'd first thought, dating from around 1930 I understand. Still, a very interesting knife I think.















Unfortunately, one of the tools is missing, a long spike I think.



The hoof-pick is marked with centimetres. The word Brevete means patented, and the letters S.G.D.G stand for Sans Garantie Du Government, which French law required to be stamped on all patented items from 1844 until 1968.





Underneath the hoof-pick is this brass spring balance, the hook for which retracts.









The other unusual feature is a tiny diamond glass-cutter.

A similar knife and an illustration from Dominique Pascale’s book Couteaux de Poche.

 

[Mason Knives]

What an amazing knife Jack! People were so ingenious then. What happened?

Cheers

Paul

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Paul, I guess someone invented TV! :thumbup:

 

[Gevonovich]

So interesting!!! A scale and glass cutter Great pictures and I really enjoyed seeing this one, my friend!!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Gev, still don't have a maker for it I'm afraid.

 

[Augie]

Jack, that is a great pick up, what an unusual knife.

 

[ADEE]

A most interesting item and thanks for showing. I hope to see it one day soon ... Ad.

 

[Jolipapa]

Thanks Paul, I guess someone invented TV! :thumbup:

+1+1+1 :thumbup:

If you permit, I shall post those pictures on a French forum where retired knife makers answers to such questions. I knew this knife but have never seen it in real life. Burglar's knife? Who needs both glass cutter and hoof pick? LOL
A rare find for sure. There's Mr Mc Gyver on the phone! LOL

 

[brianv]

Very interesting knife there, Jack! Thanks for showing it us.

 

[dave308ek]

Great stuff Jack, I don't have much of it, but I always try to make time for your post's. Feels like I get to browse the knife bazaar and see things I have never seen before. I really liked your Peter Harvey post (he must have been a man not unlike yourself) and read most of it today but kept getting interrupted Thanks for sharing, I know it ain't fast or easy :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks a lot guys, I'm pleased it was of interest and appreciate the kind words :thumbup:

If you permit, I shall post those pictures on a French forum where retired knife makers answers to such questions. I knew this knife but have never seen it in real life. Burglar's knife? Who needs both glass cutter and hoof pick? LOL
A rare find for sure. There's Mr Mc Gyver on the phone! LOL

I'd be very happy for you to do that sir An unusual combination of tools for sure, I thought the scale and glass-cutter might be useful for a jeweller - or a roaming scrap metal dealer!

Great stuff Jack, I don't have much of it, but I always try to make time for your post's. Feels like I get to browse the knife bazaar and see things I have never seen before. I really liked your Peter Harvey post (he must have been a man not unlike yourself) and read most of it today but kept getting interrupted Thanks for sharing, I know it ain't fast or easy :thumbup:

Thanks a lot Dave, it was interesting to see the Peter Harvey thread reappear. I had a good look through it myself :thumbup:

 

[Jolipapa]

LOL! Having had three teenage daughters, I have had similar experiences! That looks like a quality automatic :thumbup:
Classic :thumbup:

Yes it is. Still opening quickly. But the blade was dull as can be!

Boulogne-sur-Mer is a lovely seaside resort, much appreciated by seals and seagulls. No polar bear, just because nobody told them how nice it is...
I'm kidding! Years ago we use to have a Brit-bike club gathering near the Cape Gris-Nez, usually in the end of winter. Snow and rain were not unfrequent, thus the meeting was called "Frimas" a specific name for that end-of-winter-but-still-cold-you-better-keep-that-heavy-pull-over weather. Sometime you could even see the sea through the clouds and damp mist (or was it fog?).
But we had wonderful time inside. We were welcomed by a warm house-made veggy soup, then a few bottles of free Trois-Monts, one of the organizers was working in that brewery.
Maybe is it just because I was younger??? LOL

Here is my maternal grandfather's gold watch. He was a humble wire-weaver for most of his life, but after 25 years, he received a gold watch for his service. He was the 6th employee at the Tinsley Wire Industries, 'number 6 hammer'. The firm grew to be huge, but is now gone. With the watch is his union badge and the company badge from his overalls.

Something like that? :thumbup: I feel like a copycat!

 

[Jack Black]

Happy memories my friend, and that is a lovely watch I have a couple of grandfather's Smiths pocket-watches too, but they are only of mediocre quality in comparison. I'll see if I can find a photo of either of them :thumbup:

 

[sitflyer]

Thanks for all of the cool tang stamp shots Jack. That French knife sure is interesting, a spring scale on a knife! who'd a thunk it?! It's always a pleasure to vicariously enjoy your acquisitions About the kitchen table and stuff accumulating there; a couple days ago the UPS truck pulls up and an odd package arrived, it was a new kitchen table! Yup, my better half took care of my penchant for accumulating piles of knives and things on the table, so we, or really I, as I am the one always using said table, now have a 29 inch by 47 inch table Not much room for accumulating stuff

 

[Jack Black]

I have a couple of grandfather's Smiths pocket-watches too, but they are only of mediocre quality in comparison. I'll see if I can find a photo of either of them :thumbup:

Here we go :thumbup:

Thanks for all of the cool tang stamp shots Jack. That French knife sure is interesting, a spring scale on a knife! who'd a thunk it?! It's always a pleasure to vicariously enjoy your acquisitions About the kitchen table and stuff accumulating there; a couple days ago the UPS truck pulls up and an odd package arrived, it was a new kitchen table! Yup, my better half took care of my penchant for accumulating piles of knives and things on the table, so we, or really I, as I am the one always using said table, now have a 29 inch by 47 inch table Not much room for accumulating stuff

Thanks a lot Duane Yeah, I had to have this one, thought it was unlikely I'd ever see another :thumbup:

LOL! I have a large dining table too, but so far I'm managing to keep that clear! There are a few knives on my living room coffee table however

 

[markv]

fantastic French McGyver knife.
the kitchen table should be a sticky. old knife acquistions of unknown origin or something like it.
everything including the "kitchen table"
buzz

 

[Samon]

If only my table had something like those on instead of the average clutter and junk!