Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley N.Y. 1886-1963

The Cattaraugus Cutlery Company was started by John Champlin and his son Tint in 1882. It was first incorporated under the name J.B.F. Champlin and Son as a wholesale distribution company based in Little Valley, New York. The business proved to be a successful endeavor, and it soon branched into a knife production company named Cattaraugus.
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got this catt. seen better days
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I suspect you found that next to a pile of hens teeth and rocking horse poop in a dragons cave. A truly supreme find. ::tu::
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Excellent PA, just can't have too many cross-collectables ::tu:: ::tu::
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That is just plain ole NEAT!!!!!
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shaved the kick on my old Catt, I'm happy with the results
Here it is with my old Robeson, will add these photos to another thread on old bones
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Wlf. Love the farmers jack excellent
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And Ken blows it up with some great knives all lined up! ::tu:: ::tu:: I really like this 2 middle ones Ken, what are we seeing there? Equal end and a kind of a sleeveboard pattern In worm jig?
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Here are some Cat pics. of some of my newest additions. The pearl lobster does not have Little Valley on the tang stamp. Very early knife and the first Cat lobster I have seen with a pull out tweezers/salt spoon.

That match-safe vesta item is so darn nice David :mrgreen: , oops I'm sorry that would now be DR David. Do we need an appointment to see you now???? ::shrug::
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Here is one more Cat. It is shown in an old catalog as pattern 11047 with cocoabolo handles and is 4" closed. There is a faint etch remaining but I can't make it out.
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There is gentleman selling off Rhett Stidham's collection of knife items on ebay and he had this one up for sale. The price was high but he was good enough to work with me on it. I think it might have been the corner of a large counter felt but I am not sure. No matter I still love the darn thing.
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Mike you old dawg, You've been keeping these beauties from us. These are amazing and where did you find such incredible Catt. stuff? ::tu:: ::tu::
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Mike love the catts they are awesome
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Mike!!!!!!!
Those are amazing!!
Love the fob, I've only seen one or two others in the last 6 years or so. Great find!
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Here a few more Cat items I have picked up, another fob and the match safe came from my good friend David Anthony, aka PAKNIVES, thanks David.

The little celluloid handled knife is marked on the handle FEHR'S BEER. The bottle opener on the end is marked PATENT APPLD FOR
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Nice!

I just want to know who your sources are ::super_happy::
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Nice!
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an interesting piece of CAT history I found this past weekend. Rare to find the matching box. Not sure if I am keeping this one as Galvanic seems to corner the market on CAT items and this may be the only thing left to own. GOTCHA MIKE,

I love finding things like this to share with others.

We know CAT didn't make the clippers, but I love the matching box and CAT stamping on the clipper handles.
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Nice find David and with the original box too! ::tu::
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I think I posted this one somewhere else but this is currently the only Catt I have.

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Superb knife! That is, without doubt, the nicest one of those I've ever seen.

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I just picked up a batch of blades, springs and handles that were from the old Cattaraugus factory. The large clip blade I have never seen before nor have I seen a Cat ink eraser.
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galvanic1882 wrote:I just picked up a batch of blades, springs and handles that were from the old Cattaraugus factory. The large clip blade I have never seen before nor have I seen a Cat ink eraser.
Some interesting finds there galvanic. That one in the middle is really eye-catching.
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Looks like the one is a Corn Razor and one is a cigar piercer. Pretty cool my friend.
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The clip blade is really cool. ::tu:: Is the tip upswept?
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