The " Roosters " are crowing for the " Farmers"

[Primble]

Thanks Primble. I have not seen one in person yet...could you send it to me so that I could take it apart and make a pattern to make one? I will put it back together for you.

Lyle has way more then me - maybe ask him??

or maybe I can just trace around it on a piece of paper and send you the pattern.

 

[Markesharp]

Lyle has way more then me - maybe ask him??

or maybe I can just trace around it on a piece of paper and send you the pattern.

From the reply Lyle gave to Charlie, you have the last one. Maybe Lyle could sell me a junker Rooster? :grumpy:

 

[Old & In The Way]

Primble - your photos made my day. I especially liked the first one.

 

[wlfryjr]

From the reply Lyle gave to Charlie, you have the last one. Maybe Lyle could sell me a junker Rooster? :grumpy:

We'll talk later,I think I can help you,but right now I'm kinda heartsick.Gimme a little time.........

 

[wlfryjr]

Finally getting around to adding a few more I've gotten.Hope you enjoy.

3 Walden Knife Companies

1st an old bone

 

[wlfryjr]

2nd a nice old horn handled Edit: After closer inspection,I believe the covers are ebony or cocobolo..

 

[wlfryjr]

3rd

You don't have to surmise who made this H A Dreer,it's marked both sides of the blades,one side H A Dreer Phila, one side Walden Knife Co. Both blades...

 

[wlfryjr]

I'd been looking for one of this mark for a while.I finally found one,although cleaned roughly,seemingly unused.


Looks like greenbone ,anyways an H Boker,,yea!

I have a special one coming next....

 

[dave308ek]

Thanks for sharing your magnificent knives Lyle, I have learned quite a bit on this wonderful pattern through this thread.

 

[Gevonovich]

All fantastic earthy goodness, Lyle! You have been a busy Farmer. The harvest moons have been quite good I see. I can't pick a favorite as they all are gorgeous examples of the pattern.

 

[wlfryjr]

This one eluded me from the start of my collecting this pattern. It was the one I was after. I never believed I would be blessed to find an unused ,unpolished or rubbed,original(what there is) finish etched example. We like them like that,the original finishes and grinds are a part of the history,as much as everything else. That is why I'm opposed to doing anything to the knife but removing dirt, rust,stains, et al. It's about having today what it was then,it's an amazing thing to be able to actually look back 50-100 years or more... Letting history be true,not what we want it to be,or making it a little more or less rosy.I'm not opposed to removing stains,dirt,rust,or even substituting manufacturer's original parts in some cases.

When I posted the other well used example like this,I explained how rare this pattern is ( with the rooster comb [bark loosener] and flat blades) .There are no plunge lines on the backsides of the blades,they're flat. Why the shadows of them are there,I haven't figured out yet.The pruner blade is more robust than the standard style of the other Schrade farmers jacks.

I have only seen pictures of 4. Rich Langston has a worn one and the picture of the one in the Schrade factory collection,I am blessed to have the other twne I posted previously.

This one is unused, an etched Peter Henderson and Co,and with a bar shield,I feel very blessed to have gotten it.I really like this one.

The semi-rainbow on the blade is from the crocus finish,I haven't mastered scanning well enough.

 

[VCM3]

Lyle that one is amazing:thumbup: & it found it's way to the best place it could be ! Congrat's & Happy New Year

 

[Campbellclanman]

Just Stunning!

 

[Bigfattyt]

Wow! That is a lovely knife!

 

[wlfryjr]

This one's appearance belies it's age.Most of the early Shapleigh's and their relatives were made by Empire I believe. Such is this rare find.Apparently a sales sample that somehow survived these approximately 100 years.

You've seen her face before,now she's unveiled,a Shapleigh diamond edge etched.I expect this one was made c. 1920's, before Schrade took over the manufacturing of this pattern from Empire for Shapleigh. Unlike the other old A F Shapleigh shown earlier, which I think was made sometime between 1888 - 1902( by the construction[it's very heavy],stamping, and John Goins).

 

[Mike Robuck]

I missed the December batch. :thumbup: This latest one is very, very nice with the etch and crisp jigged bone. Congrats again, Lyle.

 

[Jack Black]

It always makes my day when this thread pops up :thumbup:

 

[wlfryjr]

Here's another relative, stamped S Norvel St Louis.Saunders Norvel began as a clerk for E C Simmons in the late 1800s,and later left E C Simmons and became president of the Shapleigh Company.I had thought it was Empire made,but I think maybe Schrade now,don't know?. Seems the Schrades have almost imperceptible slimmer frame and smaller,more rounded lower bolsters.Then again it may just be heavily worn down??

 

[gunstockjack]

Very nice Norvell Lyle, but the Diamond Edge is unbelievable! What a find, congratulations on acquiring that very fine piece of cutlery history.

 

[Gevonovich]

This new bounty is magnificent, Lyle! Congrats on some great finds. Love the Norvell stamp