The " Roosters " are crowing for the " Farmers"

wlfryjr said:
Thanks for the interest . I used to work at Ashtabula quite often and my cousin lived in Mentor for a while.

I'm just back home from an extended vacation and have just noticed my picture in the hall at GEC.

I have no information about this.
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I just saw this, @wlfryjr…I’ve been teaching in Mentor for 33 years, and this is the last. 30 days left!
 
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Siletto Cutlery NY.
A brand of Pacific Hardware and Steel. Some say Napanoch made, probably hard to tell with this example ? You can't be too choosy with this pattern.
2479 stamped on pile side of the master blade.

Any ideas?

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Contract Knife!! Hard to tell which your knife is, but Levine says they were made by three companies:;
> Napanoch 1901 - 1917
>NYK 1920 - 1931
>Union Cutlery 1933 - 1942
 
Frame doesn't quite match NYK.
The Union made one I've seen is a subdued style Wharncliffe frame and smaller, similar to Schatt's size . 3 3/4" inch I think. No rat tails either.
May be Naponach. I'll just have to conjure up a Naponach stamped FJ and see.:p🐓

I didn't mention above, but the Stiletto is all steel construction and pickbone. It has a typical Ulster shield and I believe it may be an Ulster, but no Ulster I've seen is numbered . The only numbered I've seen are French ivory NYKs and later Schrades.
 
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Nice Lockwood Steve , it's good to see another farmers jack.😊
These later version Sheffields are indicative of having more of a brass than silver cast on the bolsters. I don't know why unless there's more copper in the alloy , but it's a common trait on many post war UK knives.
The slimness of the pruning blade makes it what the 1915 Holley catalog calls a peach pruner style . The stovepipe kick on the budding (spey) blade means most likely these were assembled from leftover old parts. I was also told this by informed older collectors who lived in the UK.
 
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wlfryjr said:
Nice Lockwood Steve , it's good to see another farmers jack.😊
These later version Sheffields are indicative of having more of a brass than silver cast on the bolsters. I don't know why unless there's more copper in the alloy , but it's a common trait many post war UK knives.
The slimness of the pruning blade makes it what the 1915 Holley catalog calls a peach pruner style . The stovepipe kick on the budding (spey) blade means most likely these were assembled from leftover old parts. I was also told this by informed older collectors who lived in the UK.
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Thanks for the info Lyle ! 👍
 
It's always gratifying to see this thread active again as this is such an unusual & fascinating pattern, it is a scarce one though. My contribution is nothing new as such, more an update or rather a WIP on the mellowing of Ivory Bone :cool: It's quite extraordinary as well as it really has taken on a yellow parchment hue when taken out of the roll to play with and admire. Yes, it leads a sheltered life I'm afraid- would love a 'back-up' user version too but don't see that happening. I am very fortunate to have users in Jigged Bone and Camelbone too (Tidioute) For me this is the greatest SFO GEC has yet managed and an icon. All steel back is near Custom (better than many Customs to be frank) Tremendous W&T and no rub all on the single-spring. Can't believe it's NINE years since these came out but I do believe these are some of the finest GECs you can ever find. All thanks to Lyle, Bill and Charlie.

Thanks, Will

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Will Power said:
It's always gratifying to see this thread active again as this is such an unusual & fascinating pattern, it is a scarce one though. My contribution is nothing new as such, more an update or rather a WIP on the mellowing of Ivory Bone :cool: It's quite extraordinary as well as it really has taken on a yellow parchment hue when taken out of the roll to play with and admire. Yes, it leads a sheltered life I'm afraid- would love a 'back-up' user version too but don't see that happening. I am very fortunate to have users in Jigged Bone and Camelbone too (Tidioute) For me this is the greatest SFO GEC has yet managed and an icon. All steel back is near Custom (better than many Customs to be frank) Tremendous W&T and no rub all on the single-spring. Can't believe it's NINE years since these came out but I do believe these are some of the finest GECs you can ever find. All thanks to Lyle, Bill and Charlie.

Thanks, Will

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That is Lyle's best version, hands down!
 
Thanks Will , I wish we lived closer. That complete arrangement is my signature I feel. The 2018 Lick Creek Cutlery #14 is one of my favorite knives and has a similar look.

I have a couple more to post, a French ivory Humphreys Radiant and a Wostenholm gardener knife with a spud blade.I'm having trouble posting pictures and the aspect of pictures disappearing again has me hesitant to participate. I do miss sharing with my friends here. Here's a new old Challenge.


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This is not a farmers jack, but what I called a farmers whittler.
It is known in reality by the name given it for a UK horticulturalist and architect named Joseph Paxton, who designed the Crystal Palace of The Great Industrial Exhibition of Nations in 1851. I have only seen Joseph Rogers examples of this pattern, but this being a high end retailers knife it could be made by others.

A J W Wood example that someone tried to "shine up" unfortunately. Still a cool knife probably ,but not surely , Joseph Rodgers made. I've seen two and both were Rodgers. Checkered horn , 4 9/16" big knife . It's almost a gunstock frame that has a slight congress-like bow.

A Paxsons Knife

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