That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:21 pm

Ok, Ok, so its not a knife per se but given my affinity for ebony handles and the fact that it is a Russell I bought this artist's palate knife anyway.
Comments about rarity or other pertinent info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance

bighomer · Post by **bighomer** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:00 pm

djknife13 · Post by **djknife13** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:54 pm

Close enough. I like it. ___Dave

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:15 pm

Commonly called a "palette knife", so it's a "knife".

And a nice one at that.

Charlie Noyes

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 7:53 pm

I would have bought that too. Nice piece.

glennbad · Post by **glennbad** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:36 pm

If it matters, you can put an edge on it...

Nice one, BTW!

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:34 pm

Very nice Russell palette KNIFE!!!!! I haven't seen them in ebony before;mine is pearl.

Mason · Post by **Mason** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:28 pm

gsmith7158 wrote:Ok, Ok, so its not a knife per se but given my affinity for ebony handles and the fact that it is a Russell I bought this artist's palate knife anyway.
Comments about rarity or other pertinent info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Very interesting folding spatula or "Pocket Spatula" as Russell calls it in a 1904 catalog. These were offered in a variety of handle materials including Ebony, Ivory, stag, and Pearl as shown in K7K's beautiful example. Russell also offered a version with a second spear point folding blade along side the spatula blade.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:44 pm

Wow Mason! Excellent piece of info. Thanks very much.

Knife7knut what a spectacular pearl spatula you have there.

garddogg56 · Post by **garddogg56** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:44 pm

I never knew these existed

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:49 pm

Thanks for the kind words.I'm almost ashamed to say how much I paid for that knife.I bought it in an old antique shop in Massachusetts about 30 years ago.The shop was having a 20% off sale on anything over $5.I gave them a ten and got change back. As far as I can tell it has never been used and the pearl is free of cracks and flaws.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:51 pm

Gdogg, you may have 8 or 9 of them in that room of yours and not know it.

garddogg56 · Post by **garddogg56** » Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:57 pm

ya may be right

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