Antique Quill Knives

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thegreedygulo wrote:Thanks Kathy. Hopefully the pearl hound dog won't get loose..............it took WAY too long to catch him the first time!.
I think I will leave some dog biscuits out on my front porch! :lol: :lol:
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Bret bought me three quills today for my birthday. Two of them are Friedmann & Lauterjung and the third one is a Holley. I love Holley knife even with the wear, but the Friedmann & Lauterjung knives are very cool. The F & L's both have great snap still. I just imagine J.B. Champlin peddlin' these out of a suitcase.
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Very nice knives Kathy!
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Happy Birthday, young lady!!!

Many more to come!!!
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K-nice K-nives K-athy and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ::groove::
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Awww, Thanks you guys! I got to spend my Birthday at a gunshow in Cleveland. :mrgreen: I am probably one of those rare women that would be happy with that? ::hmm:: :lol:
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As we say in my family Happy Birpy Kathy and you go Bret for buying those knives for her!!! ::ds:: ::ds::
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Ivory handle Ward Perley & Co............

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A little Quill any one?
I really enjoy this thread, some VERY nice old knives here!
Here is an American knife co. (1849-1875), I think it is an Ivory handle.
The length is 2"
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Very nice!

Glad to see someone else showing these ::nod:: ::tu::
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Tortoise handle is a Southington, the Pearl is unmarked and the Wood is a Waterville. I included a photo showing how the back spring fills the handle of the knife.
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Those are great TFS, that Southington sure is a beauty.
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thefarside wrote:Tortoise handle is a Southington, the Pearl is unmarked and the Wood is a Waterville.
Thanks for showing these nice oldies :)
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I am pretty sure Kathy is gonna love this one ::nod::
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Ahh, Dimitri... for someone who has never met me, you sure know what I like! What an elegant little pearl! :mrgreen:
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knifegirl888 wrote:Ahh, Dimitri... for someone who has never met me, you sure know what I like!
I know one thing, you have very good taste when it comes to old knives ::nod:: ::tu::
knifegirl888 wrote:What an elegant little pearl!
I agree, it was made for an elegant Victorian lady in it`s day :)

It is a snappy little devil too! :D
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Here's a few:Top to bottom:
National Cutlery Germany
D.Peres
Camillus 3 line
Southington
I*XL
B&B
Stephens

The bottom one is a unique item in that it is a combination ink eraser and quill knife used to actually make quills.It works by taking the quill and pushing the point into the groove along both edges where it contacts the pointed edge of the blade;splitting the tip to allow ink to flow.The opposite end is a hard rubber ink eraser.
I have a couple more quill knives that are built on the end of letter openers;one pearl and the other ivory and tortoise shell.I'm trying to locate them now.
Note the B&B knife which is a large copy of the GW knife.The ad on the opposite side is for the Hydrocarbon Products Co.;and the list of products is like a Who's who of carcinogens:Benzol;Toluol;Xylol;etc.
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Man, I like this thread, some beautiful examples of an elegant old pattern. I only have one I recently got on ebay. Edward Barnes and Sons. Slim
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yes, some nice ones here. I am like Slim just one is all i have...

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Ray, Slim and Cato, thanks for showing your quill knives!

They are all interesting and fun to look at ::tu::

This one is a bit unusual in that it has the patented Pellett blade pull to open the blade, and it works quite well :o
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knife7knut wrote:The bottom one is a unique item in that it is a combination ink eraser and quill knife used to actually make quills.It works by taking the quill and pushing the point into the groove along both edges where it contacts the pointed edge of the blade;splitting the tip to allow ink to flow.The opposite end is a hard rubber ink eraser.
Ray, it`s not a quill knife. It is actually an envelope opener and a ink/lead eraser combo ::nod::

Check it out: http://www.google.com/patents/US96845?p ... 45&f=false


I love patented old knives and just about anything unusual that is patented ::tu:: :D
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Miller Bro`s wrote:
Ray, it`s not a quill knife. It is actually an envelope opener and a ink/lead eraser combo ::nod::

Check it out: http://www.google.com/patents/US96845?p ... 45&f=false


I love patented old knives and just about anything unusual that is patented ::tu:: :D
Dimitri:
Thank you for clarifying that and showing the link.I was going by what I was told when it was purchased and it seemed to make sense.I actually made a couple of quill pens using that method and they worked quite well.
Here are the two others I mentioned before.The tortoise shell handled one(might be clear horn)is marked V crown R Toothill and the pearl one is marked either Voule or Youle;it;s hard to tell.
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This thread has made me look twice at a little pearl, no name knife that was part of a small collection I bought a while ago off a lady who said it was her grandfather's - who always carried a knife and the '20s. She showed me pictures of the general store he ran, with a horse hitched in front of it. Not the greatest pictures, but could this be an old quill knife? cheers
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Lawrence: It could possibly be a quill knife.If you look at the last picture I posted showing the bottom views of the knives notice how the back spring wraps around and dtoward the point of the blade.This is a characteristic of a quill knife.If you can post that view of your knife we can tell for sure.
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knife7knut wrote:Lawrence: It could possibly be a quill knife.If you look at the last picture I posted showing the bottom views of the knives notice how the back spring wraps around and dtoward the point of the blade.This is a characteristic of a quill knife.If you can post that view of your knife we can tell for sure.
Thanks for the tip K7K...check out the pics. I guess I am the proud owner of a quill knife ::tu:: The small collection I picked up included 3 other small knives...W.H. Morley and Sons, United Cutlery, and a Syracuse Knife Co. so I would suspect that this one was once a decent knife for the collector...too bad their are no markings. cheers
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