Old Keen Kutter Knives

Keen Kutter was first used as a knife brand by Simmons Hardware Company in 1870. The trademark was used on the highest quality tools and cutlery Simmons offered.
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I don't actually recall seeing a farmer's jack from Keen Kutter, however, Sellen's shows one (marked K0243) offered until 1920.
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msteele6 wrote:I don't actually recall seeing a farmer's jack from Keen Kutter, however, Sellen's shows one (marked K0243) offered until 1920.
Thanks Steele :) ,I just bought the book. ::facepalm:: :D
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Traded for this old small KK with my friend knife-nut. It was hard to scan. Hope you like it.E.C. Simmons/
St. Louis. aluminum bolsters little engraved flowers on them.

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Nice Harold,congratulations,I'd say there aren't many of those to be found....
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Lot's of nice knives posted since I last commented. Mike (galvanic1882) was kind enough to sell me this one. Inked on pattern number on the back is K2740, which Alvin Sellens says was manufactured between 1905 and 1916. The last photo is one of Mike's photos from the ad.
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Danno, that's a beautiful knife! And to have the original etch makes it all the better! congrats.
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Thanks Tim
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Gorgeous pearl. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Beautiful piece of cutlery,Mike has some great knives.
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Mike does have some great knives, I am very happy he decided to part with this one.
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Harold and Dan what terrific knives.

Harold, I've never seen bolsters like that. That is pretty cool. I don't know that I've seen aluminum bolsters.
Maybe once in a picture some time ago.
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Aluminum bolsters like that are common with pearl handled knives, but very uncommon with bone handles.
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Lots of really great old Keen Kutter's shown.

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I just got these 2 plus the pruner I posted in the pruner thread. The trapper has a faint etch KEEN KK KUTTER. The pearl is etched on 2 blades. The trapper screams Schrade!!!
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knice KK's .. .
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The Keen Kutter Trapper is callin' my name! I like that one!
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Just had to buy this.
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...that's neat!!!....any idea how old it is???........ ::tu:: .............
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Beauties again Mike.Did you get those online? I am getting to buy that Remington from Dick B.Hope you're at the Queen Show.

Those old signs have a drawing power, in a time when political correctness probably was not coined.

I got one,not the best example of a farmers jack,but it is a KK.
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......you got a winner on the bone, wlf!!!!!............... ::tu:: ..............
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Here's some kinda ole whittler er sumpn
by KK .. . . Ive no idea whatcha call it . .

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No date on the picture but it surely would be 1920's or 30's?
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..you can tell from the tapered wedge it's a split back whittler!!!.....but it looks like a stockman frame??............ ::tu:: ...................
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Jacknifeben wrote:No date on the picture but it surely would be 1920's or 30's?
Keen Kutter made that in a post card, not a poster. Some one has been printing them for years now.
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