Traditional whimsy and the unordinary

Thanks Dave. For a while I was hunting them on the Bay. They can be had for cheap money, and they are always on the auctions. You have to do a modified search on them. They are cool when grouped together. I used to think they were made by Colonial or Imperial, but after having several I now think there are several companies that made them. Some have half stops and all are unmarked. Some have larger pivot pins tooo with slightly different grinds. I think they made them for display on cardboard at checkout counters. My other thought was Knife company employees made them for fun but I'm pretty sure they were charm knives.



 
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Covered with real ivory! :D
 
Here are some knife oddities:thumbup:

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Here's a souvenir knife from my home town, found in a local Antique Shop:thumbup:

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And even smaller knives;)

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My dad has a folding knife (basically a large version of a resolza that sees some kitchen use) with metal scales.
My grandpa had this knife made with a piece of military airplane wing (my grandpa was in the aeronautic unit in the army, and when they dismissed an old fighter, he took a piece of it and had it used as knife scales).
I will take a picture of it tomorrow :)

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When I was about 10 years old (circa 1979), I found this Parker Cut Co. "Mustang" laying on the ground directly below a low-hanging electrical wire. Based on the notch burned into the blade edge, it looked like someone tried to cut the hot wire in question... and got a pretty stiff shock in return!

I took the knife home to my dad, and he ground the blade down to remove the notch. Maybe we should have left it as found! Anyway, it was the first knife I ever found - and that's always a great thing, especially for a 10-year old just getting into knives!

 
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What interesting examples of weird, but wonderful, cutlery! :eek:
Thanks for sharing them, folks. :thumbup::thumbup:

navihawk said:
Those tie clips are cool. I've never seen anything like them before.
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I agree with navihawk. mykel, how does the one on the left work? Does there appear to be a different message ("CRAFTSMAN" or "The Greatest Name in Tools") depending on the angle from which you view the knife?

I don't wear a tie every day, but I often wear a tie one or two days a week. It would be cool to have tie clasps that represent some of my interests, like a slide rule tie clip to reflect my interest in mathematics, or a miniature baseball bat because I'm a baseball fan, or some kind of knife-related tie clip. I've now seen examples of all those things, but unfortunately, haven't had the opportunity to buy any of them yet. I wonder if I could modify a Vic Classic to serve as a tie clasp? (Maybe something as simple as gluing a Classic to a cheap "normal" tie clip?)

My wife just laughs when I say, "Fashion is my middle name!" :D

- GT
 
Halfneck said:
Surprised by no appearance of the French Kate yet.
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You might think of them as a novelty, but it is a pretty established traditional pattern that is quite useful. The caplifter heel works, and the slender blades, at least in GEC's model which I show below, get scalpal sharp. The red stag looks pretty nifty, too.

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Derik, looks like your Dad did a very good job reprofiling and resurrecting that old Parker. OH
 
Some very interesting knives folks :thumbup: I think I have a few that might fit in this thread :)

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Paul, VERY interested in this one. It looks like a Lambsfoot, would you say so? Do you have any indication of who made it, and where? :thumbup:

That blade looks like Arthur Wright of Sheffield, but I would love it to be US-made :)
 
I have a few of these Ruler Knives, here's one by Ibberson.



These are John Watts' 'Easifold' knives.



Joseph Allen never called this trick knife a Humbug, so far as I know, but I think it's a good name :)





I still have a pic of your Richards Farthing Knife Pau! ;) :D



Similar Key-Knife (with broken blade sadly :()



A Schrade Pull Ball Knife sent to me by Jone :)



My teeny tiny knife ;)



On this Japanese locking Barlow from the early 1970's, you push down the pen blade to release the lock.



And then there's the Marmalade Barlow! ;)



Now I need to go in search of a camera ;)
 
Interesting pieces. My kid sister just had a away boy and she's one of

those tree hugging, Birkenstock wearing,vegans. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but she plans on raising junior

the same way. This would be a great christening gag gift. Along with a can of Spam, of course.

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Here is a brass Guinness bottle shaped folder.

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Some brass folders one shaped like a cruise ship the other an old car.

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Elvis and Jimmy

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Tiny little one

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Here's a minty mystery knife. I'm guessing this one was made by Imperial. My mom picked this up at an estate sale she's got a good eye. Thanks again Mom.
 
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