TL-29 Electricians Knives

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Thanks.I just found this book on google books by C. Houston Price, Mark D. Zalesky that describes my Ka Bar as having wood handles and stamped U.S. ARMY.When the page comes up,scroll down a bit.


http://books.google.com/books?id=ko-r0f ... &q&f=false
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I have an old Empire electrician's knife on fee bay right now if anyone is interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :MESELX:IT
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I put a bid on it Jack to get things started.

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Thanks, Dale!
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I might go peek at that myself, Jack ...

I was an electrician in another life, and actually carried an M Klein & Sons version for years ... not sure where she went ... I'm thinkin there's a garage excavation in my near future ...

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I'm in total agreement, Aimus, the TL-29 thread should not be shrouded in the fogs of history. Let's bump it back to the front and go to town!
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I posted this one in another thread but it should be on the "official" TL-29 thread. A brand new Utica. Yep, Utica is still making them in original configuration (Bear has one with a hawkbill blade).
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This is a great thread! ::super_happy:: I love the knives fellas! ::tu:: I just gave my Mom a replacement Camillus TL-29 related to a "no longer employed" handyman stealing hers. She took it hard because it was my Dad's knife. She's much better now! Thanks for the catalog pictures I've copied them to my files for future reference. ::handshake:: Rocky
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Here is a brand not shown before..........

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Red Devil - Made (or at least sold) things like putty knives, scrapers, utility knives, etc.
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I think Empire made these knives for them ::nod::

Here is an interesting footnote as to the use of the "Red Devil" trademark;
Red Devil, Inc.. Retrieved 2010-11-24. "Founded as Smith & Hemenway Company, Inc. in 1872 in Hill, New Hampshire, our place in hardware history was established over 134 years ago with production of several types of glass cutters, one of which, the "Woodward Wizard", was patented. ... During a buying trip to Sweden, the company's founder, Landon P. Smith, heard a blacksmith remark "those little red devils" after sparks from a forge singed his arm. The name stuck in Smith's mind and upon his return to the States he began to label many of the tools he sold with the Red Devil trademark. By the late 19th century, do-it-yourselfers as well as professionals were depending on our top-performing products."
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Now that's the kind of history I like. Thanks Dimitri.
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Your welcome Jerry! :wink:
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Thanks Dimitri, Great history and a new TL-29 brand to add to my list.

Here is the list if anyone is interested:

Boker
Camillus
Camco
Case
Cattaraugus
Challenge
Colonial
Craftsman
Electric Mate (Prov Cut. Co.)
Empire
FD (Sears)
AE Fuller
Holub
Imperial
Jensen
Ka Bar
Keen Kutter
Kingston
Kutmaster
Klein Tools
M. Klein & Sons
Miller Bros. U.S.A.
OK (Ontario Knife)
Pal
Powr-Kraft
John Primble #47
Proto
Prov. Cut. Co.
Queen
Red Devil
Remington
Ric-Nor -made by Prov. Cut. Co.
Robeson
Robeson Shuredge
SCC (Schrade)
Schatt & Morgan
Schrade Cut Co
Schrade Imperial
Schrade Walden
Sears
Ulster
Union Cut. Co.
Utica
Western
Winchester
No Name
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Thanks Dale, and that is quite a list :o ::tu::
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Dale, should that M. Klein & Sons be just Klein & Sons since we now know those prefix letters are a date code? Or am I off in left field again or should I say as usual. Your opinion please young Devil Dog.
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Jerry, the "M" stands for Mathias, Mathias Klein the founder of the company.
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::shrug:: Wrong again. Oh well, I'm used to it.
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The Klein knives were produced with both tang stamps at different times.
Does anyone know when the change was?
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Dale, I remember another one you had that isn't on your list:

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trail wrote:Dale, I remember another one you had that isn't on your list:

AE Fuller
You are right!

Thanks. ::tu::
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Found this Camillus TL-29 in an antique shop today.The crosshatch pattern on the scales looks pretty symmetrical to have been done by hand.I seem to recall seeing one in a post here somewhere with a similar pattern.Anyone have any info?
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That used to be done by file on bone handles from Sheffield 100 years ago or so.
I believe it was called scratting.

Here is example of scratting, this one was probably done in Germany according to Bernard Levine-
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Here are a couple of Schrades; Wood handle is a Schrade Walden and the Bone is a Schrade Cut Co.
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