The Old and the New - Sleeveboard

[lambertiana]

And now that I have a GEC 79 I can compare it to some old sleeveboards:




Left to right:
NYKC 1856-1931 bone
Cattaraugus 1886-1963 bone
Axel Nilsson 1900-1914 ebony
GEC 79 African blackwood
Maher & Grosh 1877-198? ebony

For period reference, first a page from the 1886 HSB catalog


A Maher & Grosh ad from about 1877


And a NYKC from a 1902 catalog

 

[Campbellclanman]

Again, Awesome Thread Lambetiana - I like the way you have set out the thread with comparisons - together with the fantastic old Brochures-a lot of trouble you have gone to-thank you for that kind Sir-by the way THAT Axel Nilsson is just a superb looking knife-can you tell me about it, and if I could trouble you to show more please- thanks again!
By the way - I was surprised at the agreesive advertising wording in the Maher & Grosh Brochure/pamphlet- #59 - "The large class of idiots who worship everything English...."

 

[Rsmith_77]

hehe i see what your talking about there about the english quote, too funny
i agree, lots of effort putting these together, great layout!

but i got a question. whats the deal with the sleeveboards? its it purely aesthetic? or is there a traditional, functional reason for the handles to be this sorta shape? I am curious since this is another pattern outside of my experience. thanks in advance!

Ryan

 

[Pipeman]

Here are a few asst. sleeveboards. Happy Sunday folks.

Best regards
Robin

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[smiling-knife]

but i got a question. whats the deal with the sleeveboards? its it purely aesthetic? or is there a traditional, functional reason for the handles to be this sorta shape? I am curious since this is another pattern outside of my experience. thanks in advance!

Ryan

I think the shape is very functional. On penknives and whittlers, the handle is wider at the master blade end for greater support and narrower at the small blade end.

The sleeveboard shape is also very traditional for lobster patterns where the Y-shaped spring needs a wider handle at one end.

 

[lambertiana]

Again, Awesome Thread Lambetiana - I like the way you have set out the thread with comparisons - together with the fantastic old Brochures-a lot of trouble you have gone to-thank you for that kind Sir-by the way THAT Axel Nilsson is just a superb looking knife-can you tell me about it, and if I could trouble you to show more please- thanks again!
By the way - I was surprised at the agreesive advertising wording in the Maher & Grosh Brochure/pamphlet- #59 - "The large class of idiots who worship everything English...."

The Axel Nilsson was made for J.M. Thompson Hardware in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were a lot of Swedish immigrants in that area, so they played that up with both the name of the brand, and with a tang stamp that includes the words "Swedish Steel". Here are more pics

 

[stevomiller]

The Axel Nilsson was made for J.M. Thompson Hardware in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were a lot of Swedish immigrants in that area, so they played that up with both the name of the brand, and with a tang stamp that includes the words "Swedish Steel". Here are more pics

I've never seen this brand, and yours is a beautiful piece! I'd like to add that Swedish steel didn't just appeal to Swedish immigrants, tho~ Swedish iron and steel was smelted using high quality ore and charcoal instead coal like it was in England and Germany. Both of these variables contributed to Swedish steel having a well deserved reputation as a superior product.

 

[sceva]

Here is my Cattaraugus by AG Russell Sleeveboard Whittler.

Neat knife

 

[Beard&Owl]

Great knives! As I have mentioned a million times on the forum, the sleeveboard has been my favorite patterns for a while. The only one I have at the moment is this #79 but hopefully at some point will pick up a #26.

 

[Mike Robuck]

That Axel is very nice. Here's a Remington "Bulldog."

 

[Will Power]

Very interesting bone on that example Mike Robuck, kind of enhanced version of CASE's Amber Bone. Here's a 26 in Primitive Bone

 

[ptradeco]

It suits these smaller Sportsmans style knives quite well.

 

[WoodenChicken]

I like this #26 in Banana Peel Bone