Meriden Cutlery Co.

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The Meriden Cutlery Company (1878-1883), took over by L.F.&C. (1918-1925), made some very fine kitchen implements. If you have any, I am curious to see them. Here is a Meriden Cutlery Co. carving set with stag handles, nickel silver bolster and ferrule (it might be sterling although I am unsure). Stamped on the blade is "DOUBLE SHEAR STEEL MERIDEN CUTLERY COMPANY". There is a patent date, "PAT D MAY 7 TH 1878" on the fork. The carving knife is quite pitted, but it is still a very fine piece of steel.
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Beachtree,
I'm glad I saw this thread.
That's a nice looking set you have there.
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Thanks Joe,
Every thing about it feels like it is very high quality. The stag if very fine and the weight of the blade is fantastic.
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Outstanding set!
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Thanks Dimitri,
While they are very pitted, it is still very wonderful steel. The carving knife would still cut a bird or steak up with no problem.
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I just scored this beauty today...
On the butt it has something engraved: 1/2 Mile, 1st Place, L.& B.C.

The stag is epic
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Nice looking carving knife Scott. I like the combination of stag with a sterling ferrule. This looks to have been made by L.F.& C., what does the stamp look like?
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Here's the stamp......
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Scott, sorry about the delay. Great pictures by the way. In an article written by Richard Dutton, Meriden Cutlery Co. was in business from 1855-1916, at which point they were purchased by Landers Frary & Clark or nearby New Britain. LF&C continued to use the Meriden name until 1924. I do believe that it was a high end line. As for your set, I don't know during which time period it was made. It has a very similar appearance to LF&C carvers I have seen, but this could be due to similarity in patterns. Just my two cents, I have always thought that the older stamp was the kinds with the anvil along with the name, but I have no old catalogs for this determination. Also, the stamp on your knife is interesting. 1/2 mile seems like a short race but It depends on whats racing.
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Beechtree wrote:The Meriden Cutlery Company (1878-1883), took over by L.F.&C. (1918-1925), made some very fine kitchen implements. If you have any, I am curious to see them. .
Here is a set I own by LF&C Aetna Works.
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This is a beautiful set K7K. The sterling is a fine pattern and the stag looks great, not to mention the original case!
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Great examples of cutlery fellas,thanks for showing them,beautiful pieces.
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I think this belonged to a great grandfather of mine. Can’t seem to find any info on it. I love to whittle with it while camping
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Welcome to the forum, Chuckbacca.
That's a very nice dog leg jack you have there. ::nod::
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I love that dogleg pattern, and that is one special knife you have in that condition with the blade etch. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::welcome:: to AAPK!

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Here is a set of six knives I bought at a yard sale awhile back.Three are marked,"Meridan Cutlery Co." and three are unmarked. Not sure if they were made by Meridan but they look very similar(although not identical).
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Here is a picture of a four blade lobster pattern knife that was missing the handles when I bought it. I believe that it is a so-called,"skeleton" knife that was made to be handled by jewelers. The stamp is either Miller Brothers Cutlery or Meridan Brittania Cutlery Co.(stamp is M.B.C. U.S.A. in two lines).Meridan Brittania Cutlery was in Connecticut as was Meridan Cutlery and I don't know if there was any connection between the two.
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Here's a Meriden Cutlery Co. folder. 3 11/16"
Nice old folder with composite covers.
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I think these are Meriden. Some one took the grinder to the large one. And the table knife is hard to make out.
I think these are Meriden. Some one took the grinder to the large one. And the table knife is hard to make out.
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Picked these up in Dalton Ga
Curious about more info on them
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