Some Cattaraugus Items

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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Very recently I obtained another CATTARAUGUS CUTLERY COMPANY pocket knife box/display.
The spring was used to hold the pocket knife that was on display, in place.
In this case it would've been a, according to the label, pattern #22459 pocket knife.
It's in good+ condition and it will display nicely.
It measures 2 3/4" X 4 5/8" X 2 1/2."
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***** The Measurements Of The Other Cattaraugus Box That I Posted
Were Wrong. It's Exactly The Same Size As This Box. *****
Here's The Link To My Other Cattaraugus Pocket Knife Box/Display:
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Nice find Skip. ::tu:: Those old boxes are dangerous - now you have to find the knife pattern that came in it! :lol:

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Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 8:11 pm Nice.....
Thank you Ken.🍻
I have a few boxes that I need
to find the "go with" pocket knife.
It's just another fork in the road of collecting.
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This knife has iron bolsters and iron back springs, probably as old as the box.
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Jacknifeben wrote: Mon May 10, 2021 8:28 pm This.....
That's a G@@D L👀king
CATTARAUGUS 22459 pocket knife.
::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice stuff posted here, I have some items to show.
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That's awesome, Dimitri! Really cool the way they marked the knife purse snap and that pen is outstanding. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks! Appreciate the comment ::tu:: ::handshake::
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Cool stuff MB,I really like the pins! ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 12:37 am Nice stuff posted here, I have some items to show.
Very nice stuff,espically like that pen and the knife slip ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks for showing us some of your treasures !
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Miller Bro's wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 12:37 am Nice.....
Dimitri, ::tu:: ::tu:: .
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Thank you Roger, JP and Skip! ::handshake::
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Picture #1 is an ad from a February 1948, New York newspaper.
Picture #2 is an ad from a March 1948, New York newspaper.
Cattaraugus Cutlery Company mentioned.
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An Ad From A 1920 issue of "THE AMERICAN CUTLER."
I Do NOT Own The Ad. I Do NOT Have Any Issues Of "THE AMERICAN CUTLER."
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I just got some very old and rare Cattaraugus items. Great brochure showing 2 boys playing with their knives and inside is a picture of 2 whittlers!!
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Cool.
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galvanic1882 wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:59 pm I just got some very old and rare Cattaraugus items. Great brochure showing 2 boys playing with their knives and inside is a picture of 2 whittlers!!
That is really special!
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galvanic1882 wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:59 pm I.....
Mike, ::tu:: ::tu::
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galvanic1882 wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:59 pm I just got some very old and rare Cattaraugus items. Great brochure showing 2 boys playing with their knives and inside is a picture of 2 whittlers!!
Very cool, thank you for sharing these great pictures... so for us younger folks ::paranoid:: can someone explain what a "four finger throw" is?
The picture brings back memories of me and my bro trying to "stick" our knives back in a day
Thanks...
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If you look at the boy on the right, he is measuring with his fingers how high the knife stuck.
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galvanic1882 wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 12:39 pm If you look at the boy on the right, he is measuring with his fingers how high the knife stuck.
Ahhh ... ::tu::

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How's this for a piece of Cattaraugus and cutlery history, original bank note with a picture of JBF Champlin, Cattaraugus founder and the one that started the Case family in the cutlery business, on the front!! Looks more like a bank note than a check!!
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galvanic1882 wrote: Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:25 pm How's this for a piece of Cattaraugus and cutlery history, original bank note with a picture of JBF Champlin, Cattaraugus founder and the one that started the Case family in the cutlery business, on the front!! Looks more like a bank note than a check!!
Very cool.
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Mike; WOW just WOW...thanks so much for posting those.
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Figured it was time to revive this thread. My group of Cattaraugus tang stamp dies. Second picture top right is the rare 3C stamp and below that CCC in an arrowhead. There are 2 in there that are not Catt’s lower right. Henry Sears and an S&A
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