This is a Used and Sharpened Vintage, or Antique, NEW YORK KNIFE CO. WALDEN “HAMMER BRAND” Etched Aluminum 2-Blade Equal End Shadow Pen Folding Pocket Knife Made for E. H. Best & Co. of Boston and has a Used and Sharpened Carbon Steel Spear Point Main Blade Along with the Original Blade Etch of E.H. BEST & CO. Though Very Faded and a Difficult to See Now on the Front Face, a Used and Sharpened Carbon Steel Pen Secondary Blade, Very Brightly Polished Etched Aluminum Handles with a Flower Motif Around the Handle Pins and the Customer’s Name and Info Etched Into Each Handle, a Single Brightly Polished Steel Back Spring with No Cracks or Breaks, 3 3/8” in Length, Made by the New York Knife Company that was Located in Walden, New York with this Particular Knife Made Between c.1888 and 1931.

New York Knife Company was the first to make these etched aluminum pocket knives for E.H. Best & Co. Although NYKC began the use of the full Hammer Brand logo in 1882 E.H. Best & Co., then located in Boston, didn’t start in business until 1888. Thus we can date this knife as being made between 1888 and 1931, the final year NYKC was in business. If you can’t afford or don’t want to pay mr for my other one listed then this is still a nice example of the hard to find NYKC etched aluminum pocket knives. The spear blade on this one is just sharpened down a bit more but it’s still a great knife. This is a great looking example of an Antique or Vintage New York Knife Co. etched Aluminum Equal End Shadow Pen Pocket Knife Made for E.H. BEST & CO. then located in Boston, Massachusetts. The ones made by NYKC are more rare and come around much less often than the ones made much later by Schrade Walden. Some examples of these NYKC made knives have a more dimpled surface but some, like this one, have a smoother surface and thus polish up better. It has a used and sharpened carbon steel spear point main blade with a common nail pull. Both faces have scratches from use and sharpening but other than that they are clean. And though now very faded you can still see E.H. BEST & Co. etched on the front face in an elaborate period correct font. But you need a bright light and the right angle to be able to catch a glimpse of it. Stamped on the front tang is HAMMER (over) BRAND along with the arm & hammer logo. The knife has a carbon steel pen secondary blade with a common nail pull. The front face has light pitting from about the center of the nail pull up to near the blade ti. The rear face has scratches from use and only a very few light stains. Stamped on the front tang is NEW YORK (over) KNIFE CO. (over) WALDEN. Both blades have excellent, hard and loud snap, really a metal on metal “klack” on open and close. The etched Aluminum handles on this knife also serve as the blade liners. Both of the aluminum handles are in great condition and polished up brilliantly with only a very few minor dings and very light scratches. There is an etched flower design around each of the aluminum handle pins which also serve as each flower’s pistil. The three handle pins in each scale blend in almost invisibly into the handles themselves. Etched deeply on the front handle is E.H. BEST & CO. on one end and BOSTON, MASS. on the other end. On the rear handle it’s deeply etched WOOLENS on one end and FELTS on the other end. The knife has a single brightly polished steel back spring with no breaks or cracks. It continues to perform the functions it was designed to perform. This New York Knife Co. etched aluminum pen knife is hard to find in any condition let alone one that polishes up this well. This knife was made between 1888, the year E.H. Best & Co. began in business, and 1931 which was the year NYKC went bankrupt and out of business. This great looking vintage hard to find NYKC etched aluminum knife is in excellent condition and is 3 3/8” in length. Additional photos or information on request.

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Knife will be safely packaged in bubble wrap and shipped in a box to reduce chances of damage. I will ship multiple purchases together to reduce shipping costs.

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