What did they sell in 1869 Leavenworth?

[lambertiana]

I was browsing through a book with a lot of photos of the American west, and the below picture taken in 1869 on Shawnee Street in Leavenworth Kansas made me wonder what knives would have been sold in the pictured hardware store.


So here is my invitation. Post images of knives that might have been found in a frontier town in 1869. I think the majority of knives were from Sheffield. A starting point would be this selection of knives from the steamship Arabia, which sank less than 30 miles downstream of Leavenworth in 1856.


Let’s see what you have that would have been at home at that time in that place.

 

[Railsplitter]

I have no idea if this knife is that old but I think it could be. It is by far the oldest knife I own.

 

[waynorth]

A couple of old stag penknives!! From Sheffield!! 1800s!!

 

[meako]

I reckon they sold a fair bit of chaw too.

 

[RickHuf]

Folders I guess probably some, but I'd imagine the most of them would be your typical fixed blade like a green river works style or bigger Bowie style knives.

 

[lambertiana]

Although I think most knives sold there were from Sheffield, these Southingtons would qualify. Southington started pocket cutlery manufacturing in 1867.

 

[jackknife]

Probably a good amount of John Russell's Barlow knives.

 

[jmh33]

 

[lambertiana]

Case

Case was not in existence in 1869.

 

[jmh33]

Case was not in existence in 1869.

oopps

 

[hsherzfeld]

Probably a good amount of John Russell's Barlow knives.