Let`s see just the oldies in this thread

Here is one I posted in another thread to start things off.

Look at the fire in that mother of pearl

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Here's an old champagne pattern with remnants of a RADIUM blade etch.

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H.BOKER&Co's-Improved Cutlery Pre 1920

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Here are a few more early pearlies, and then I'm gonna run away and hide before thegreedygulo shows up with the REALLY GOOD STUFF!

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O.K. just a couple more. First is the poor man's version of the office knife like Dimitri posted, except with the celluloid handles and script Boker tang stamp. Second is an H. DORWAL, made by Boker for the Canadian market. I believe it is pre-WW2.

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Nice knives! Keep em coming

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These pictures are all reposts from other threads, but here's another look. All the knives shown below were made by H. Boker & Co's Improved Cutlery (Circa. 1869-1914).

MRB: That is the only H. Boker office knife I have ever seen in pearl (except in old pictures). If you ever want to sell it, please feel free to keep me in mind . GREAT knife & GREAT thread! I hope there's a lot of old knives posted.

Ricky: NICE knives!! This thread's got your name written all over it!

Below is a link to more pictures of old H. Boker knives if anyone is interested:
http://www.iknifecollector.com/photo/ph ... suerjbs5tn

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Nice greedy, REALLY REALLY NICE!!


IM

These knives are all very early Boker stamps. The ones stamped with an x that has an arrow through it are circa. 1850-1875.

The two stamped with H. Boker's Improved Cutlery only (no & Co's.) are circa. 1860-1880's.

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A pocket knife is still an intimate personal possession of the individual who carries it and consequently deserves the best of materials, finish and workmanship in its production. (Quoted from Boker's 1928 cutlery catalog).

I certainly will Do you have any idea the age of it?

GG nice selection of old Bokers keep them coming

Between you and Ricky we should see quite a few very nice old Boker knives

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Sweet knives, guys!

Here are the only two Boker knives I have. I've shown the slim sleeveboard jack before. The second one I picked up recently. The handles are cloissone.

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MRB: It's an old one. Goins lists that particular tang stamp as being circa. 1869-1914 while Mark Zalesky listed it as circa. 1891-1944 in his Boker article in Knife World. Mark is probably basing the 1891 date on the steel tariff enacted in that year. Since your knife does have a country of origin stamp on its tang, it's 1891 or later. NICE, old knife!


dcgm4: That cloissone is a real beauty! They are very hard to find in that good of condition.

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beautiful knives, guys. As usual.
Dave, that slim sleevboard is really sweet.
Here's mine. I've got another one in transit. Just got in on the bay. I hope to add it soon.

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Thanks, greedy and Joe.

Joe, I love the bone on your whittler.

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- Anton Chekhov

"A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it."
- Rabindranath Tagore

Just won this one on Ebay this evening? H. Boker & Co. Solingen. Stainless blades. The handles are described as bone but they sure look like old stag, chip and crack free. Can anybody put a date on that stamp?

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