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Wow That is an extremely nice collection James. I love the way it looks on that display card.

Butch

That is very cool James!!

Bill

Wow, what an amazing display!
Do you have an approximate date for the original card? I was unaware that anyone was making reproductions of the display cards. That is a great idea and a fantastic display!!!

It boggles the mind to see these old knives in their original setting! Just like you might have found them in a store 60+ years ago! I find it quite interesting that these were sold as a hunting, fishing & camping knife and not a weapon as there were later vilified in the media. They were just an everyday knife for the common man. A knife most of our grandfathers probably carried at one time or another.

Great display James! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Dale

Yeah... that is a great looking display::tu:: s-k

I'm glad y'all are enjoying the pictures Dale I don't know about the date of the original card. I'm guessing the 1950's. It is a shame that these knives were banned but I guess it makes them more collectible these days. 1958 was the last year for them and this picture is of one of the last ones made. It is a foil wrap candystripe. these are very hard to come by. The foil wrap was a brand new color and not many were made before the ban. Again I'm glad you all like the pics. I didn't think anybody here would like the old celluloids.

James

O O O O ahahah oops

That display master is the SEXEST looking lady I have seen here yet.

Thanks for all the great pics.

Ever seen a Hammer Brand Congress?

James

James,
You have more nice old Hammer's than I have seen in one collection! Those are sweet. Yours are the first Hammer switchblades I have seen and the Congress...........

Don't tell me you have a Hammer Wharncliffe.
I don't know if Hammer even made a Wharncliffe, but if they did I would love to see one.

Where did you get so many Hammers? I haven't seen a lot of them. Even though they were not expensive knives, they are still fairly rare in this part of the country.

Great collection! Thanks for sharing.
Dale

Here is my first time I see a Schrade cell.

SCHRADE KNIFE- PROTOTYPE FOLDER - W. GARDINER
BLADE IS ENGRAVED SCHRADE CUTLERY CO., WALDEN, NY Item number: 290015834284

jfarmer... Thanks! Thanks for preserving those great old knives and thank you for showing them here.

Here's my issue (serial number 08) of the bfc/schrade forum annual knife by Frank G.

A display card for the Imperial Hammer shell handled toothpick fishing knives.

And a mint condition Schrade Cut Xmas tree celluloid 5" toothpick.

Phil

Thanks for the nice comments guys. I have quite a few more old Hammers that I not taken pictures of yet. I got some of them from a friend up in Ohio. Others i got here and there. This one is a 5 inch toothpick with liner lock.

James

Hey Phil, I was wondering when you would show up. I figured all these
toothpicks James was showing were bound to set off your toothpick homing beacon!

Ken, I looked up the completed auction for that Schrade. It looks like that was from the Schrade Factory Collection, or from Wally (?) Gardener's collection. I think he was the Pres. of Schrade at one point in time. It is a nice looking knife.

Well, my wife & I are driving to the coast to get some tuna for home canning. I will check in when I get back and see what other goodies you have posted.

Keep posting those Hammers,
Dale

Nice knives and card Phil. Dale here is a 2 1/2 inch Hammer toothpick.

James

Hiya Dale.
A few more shell handled Imperial and/or Hammers, 4 1/4" and 2 1/2". I just sold these to a collector of them.
Phil

All pretty cool guys. I'm gonna have to find one of those autos I guess.

Good to see you posting Phil.

Bill

Another unusual colored switchblade.

James

does anybody know where to get a repoduction display card? That Hammer brand card is Nice!

knife-nut, I will try to get you a name and address for a card.

James

Thank you. I've got one wall in my knife room covered with old displays like these. It is a challange to find oiginal knives to fill up the displays, but it gives you something to chase after.

El Lobo wrote:Scrim handles are "Ivory Delrin".....Schrade did use celluloid on some handles, but not for a long, long time...and not on any of those you mentioned.

Bill

(And a mint condition Schrade Cut Xmas tree celluloid 5" toothpick.)


Phil do you think your Schrade is a celluloid handle?

Justold... It is for sure. This is an old Schade Cutlery Co knife. Made between 1904-1946. Unlike most of the toothpicks we're showing here today, it's solid bolster/solid handle.

Back to your original question: The Schrade Scrimshaws are all ivory colored delrin. Or pale yellow. But.... there is always an exception with Schrade. They made a set on contract for some company, maybe Bill remembers, where the Scrimshaw was done on Ivory Micarta. The artwork on those-- unlike the vast majority of Schrade Scrims, was not done by Frank Giorgianni. However, Frank did much needed touch-up work on those knives. The Special bfc/schrade forum scrims that Bill and I have showed off here is the last work to have been done by Frank. Each of ours was hand scrimmed by him, one at a time. Past issues of Schrade scrims (on delrin) were done off a hot-stamping process.

Fascinating thread! My third post today. Thanks to all of you posting pics.

Phil

I seem to remember the story about the micarta handled knives as well, Phil. In fact, I went searching for it in the archives...but no joy.

That celluloid stuff sure is an unusual substance....
While researching it once upon a time, I learned two interesting (at least to me) facts...that fish scales were often used in the mix to make it glitter or shimmer...and that you could rig a small explosive using a couple of ping pong balls (made from celluloid as well).

Anyway, keep showing those nice old celluloid handles...you guys are enfuego...

Bill

ping pong balls burn real good. imagine your knife around flame. there have been many fires due to cell in several knife factories.

Here's a couple shell handled Imperial and Hammer.