The " Roosters " are crowing for the " Farmers"

[wlfryjr]

Thanks to you Duncan.
New material is a Wostenholm black composition faux stag for Michells Seeds with the others stamped and etched by Wostenholm also.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wow! Isn't is great when you look at the knife and see that not only is a Knife you want, but it has certain line of etches or specialty features othat match others you have in you possession! That's really cool!

Nice Trio!

 

[wlfryjr]

I forgot one of the Michell knives ,unlike the 3 English Wostenholms , this is an ebony German made knife. Here's the whole gang.

 

[wlfryjr]

The Michell German knife and the T Hessenbruch , both Philadelphia companies , seem to be of the same parentage. Again ,the T Hessenbruch has a great logo stamped on the pile side of the blade, "Will Bear Inspection", a bear with a stick(?).

 

[rockman0]

My latest Schrade arrival belongs in this thread. I never tire of seed

 

[wlfryjr]

My latest Schrade arrival belongs in this thread. I never tire of seedView attachment 2207785View attachment 2207786View attachment 2207824

That was my grail knife for the longest time. Nice one with pretty full blades.

 

[Will Power]

My latest Schrade arrival belongs in this thread. I never tire of seedView attachment 2207785View attachment 2207786View attachment 2207824

Jigging of the gods there

Still deep after decades

 

[Will Power]

The Michell German knife and the T Hessenbruch , both Philadelphia companies , seem to be of the same parentage. Again ,the T Hessenbruch has a great logo stamped on the pile side of the blade, "Will Bear Inspection", a bear with a stick(?).

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Very interesting examples Lyle, finely rounded Ebony on those handles.

The Bear stamp is amusing but it may have a heraldic connexion. A Bear holding a staff can often be found on coats of arms or heraldic flags. Might be a tribute to the makers' German origins?

Thanks, Will

 

[rockman0]

That was my grail knife for the longest time. Nice one with pretty full blades.

Thanks Lyle

Jigging of the gods there

Still deep after decades

Thanks Will

 

[wlfryjr]

I've added a couple of new ones by subtraction of a really nice one.
J S Holler Adolph Blaich San Francisco


W G Whiting Manchester Sheffield made for this high end department store. Most likely related to this Clements farmers whittler with it below ( another high end Department store)

 

[Campbellclanman]

Two outstanding new arrivals Lyle, I can see why you decided to corner that particular part of the market.

Lyle out of interest, a couple of questions Sir……. When did you decide to start homing in on the Farmers Jack Pattern?
Do you have any other stronger areas of collecting - as in Barlows or Whittlers etc.

 

[wlfryjr]

I started collecting whittlers and English jacks, especially Case 6380s, which was the first knife I bought to specifically collect .

While perusing eBay , I clicked a fuzzy picture of what I thought was a 6380 and instead it was the Schrade farmers jack in the first post of this thread. It was love at first sight and I've always been pretty monogamous.

And although I rarely use one, I really like their ties to horticulture, which I thoroughly love.

 

[Campbellclanman]

That's great Lyle, it's interesting to read as to why someone chose a particular pattern to really focus on!

 

[paulhilborn]

The Farmers Jack is truly one of my favorite patterns, thanks to Lyle's nudge to "just try it" I never would've known how great this pattern is. Thank you wlfryjr Lyle...

 

[Campbellclanman]

Sweet! How many do you have of those Paul?

 

[paulhilborn]

Sweet! How many do you have of those Paul?

Not telling you!!!

 

[paulhilborn]

Sweet! How many do you have of those Paul?

, 8 different variations Duncan, 3 Orchard Gems, 3 Lick Creek and 2 Tidioute's

 

[paulhilborn]

For Campbellclanman Duncan

 

[cudgee]

I really like their ties to horticulture, which I thoroughly love.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Beautiful Shots of stunners there Paul matey!