deo-pa wrote:These are great Kirk! I really like the bail-opening example. I just searched eBay's vintage knife category for "pellet" and found zero listings. I'm with Monte, I need to start keeping a lookout for these.
deo-pa wrote:I just noticed from supratentorial's posting that the proper name for the ones with "ears" on the blades should probably be "Pellett knife" (not "pellet"), as that was the inventor's name.
Kirk do you have any more of these you can show us? Have you found any websites or other resources for these?
Dennis
Actually I knew this, I was just writing way fast.. I have it stamped on the tang right here in my face.. Lol
Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
And there are a lot of neat patents for opening mechanisms on Google patents. Here are a couple that are related. There were also spring assisted knives 100 years before the "modern" knives sold today.
knife7knut wrote:Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
And there are a lot of neat patents for opening mechanisms on Google patents. Here are a couple that are related. There were also spring assisted knives 100 years before the "modern" knives sold today.
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Thanks a lot.. so I have done many Google searches before and I think I have seen most all of what I see here. At any rate, thanks so much!
knife7knut wrote:Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
All very nice knives! Are these allyours? I have a pretty good collection of the Gits Nife, Dodson 'Artisan' slide knives myself. The others are really nice!
Thanks for showing these!
knife7knut wrote:Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
knife7knut wrote:Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
My sterling adam/nake knife is just like the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT., in how it opens each blade.
knife7knut wrote:Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
I want the first one!!! Is that MOP scaled? Looks kind of purple though? Reflections from the background maybe?
knife7knut wrote:Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
I want the first one!!! Is that MOP scaled? Looks kind of purple though? Reflections from the background maybe?
bronze4u wrote:
I want the first one!!! Is that MOP scaled? Looks kind of purple though? Reflections from the background maybe?
It is indeed mother-of-pearl and is crack-free.The blades have some scratches on them from sharpening but are full.One of my nicest MOP knives.Sorry but it isn't for sale. Unfortunately the Schmactenberg knife has a piece missing from one horn handle and the secondary blade is broken.
bronze4u wrote:
All very nice knives! Are these all yours? I have a pretty good collection of the Gits Nife, Dodson 'Artisan' slide knives myself. The others are really nice!
Thanks for showing these!
Cheers,
Kirk
All the pictures I post of knives(unless otherwise noted)are mine.
bronze4u wrote:
I want the first one!!! Is that MOP scaled? Looks kind of purple though? Reflections from the background maybe?
It is indeed mother-of-pearl and is crack-free.The blades have some scratches on them from sharpening but are full.One of my nicest MOP knives.Sorry but it isn't for sale. Unfortunately the Schmactenberg knife has a piece missing from one horn handle and the secondary blade is broken.
Well it's a beauty for sure! Too bad on the Schmactenberg knife. (Still a nice one though, as I have never seen it out there on Google even)
knife7knut wrote:Very interesting (and old)group of knives! A couple are new to me(the levers).I have some slightly different variations on the easy open pattern.
First is a knife made by the Automatic Knife Co. of Middletown CT.It has tabs on either end that when depressed release the spring loaded blade open to an angle of about 30 degrees.The blade can then be opened manually the rest of the way.
Next is a knife by Schmactenberg Brothers(Clim-ax)whereby the blade is opened(again to about 30 degrees)by means of a spring and by sliding the side mounted button up or down.
Third is a small multiblade marked "A*1 Tyler & Son Celebrated Cutlery" that has small tabs affixed to the spines of the blades with a small nail mark to assist opening.These were popular to allow sunken joints to be employed on knives.
Next is a group shot of knives by various makers utilizing a protruding end that when pulled will allow the blade to slide open.Some have the slide button within the handle.
Last is a group of slide blade knives that operate by depressing a button on the side and pushing or pulling to open and close the blade.Some of these can be set at various opening lengths.
A have a few Dodson and 'Gits Nife' as well, here are a few.
bronze4u wrote:
A have a few Dodson and 'Gits Nife' as well, here are a few.
Dodson Slide retractable advertising.
Nice assemblage of slide blades!I love unusual knives like that.I also have a few mechanical pencils that have folding knives in the ends and one that slides out.A couple are souvenirs of Cuba and have Stanhope viewers in the handles that have early style,"soft-core" porn pictures on them. I should probably make a separate post of those.
bronze4u wrote:
A have a few Dodson and 'Gits Nife' as well, here are a few.
Dodson Slide retractable advertising.
Nice assemblage of slide blades!I love unusual knives like that.I also have a few mechanical pencils that have folding knives in the ends and one that slides out.A couple are souvenirs of Cuba and have Stanhope viewers in the handles that have early style,"soft-core" porn pictures on them. I should probably make a separate post of those.
Thanks man! I too like anything more unusual for sure. I have a collection of 'pencil knives' as well. Maybe we should post some like you said (on another post) But here are mine anyhow.
I have 2 Lever operated knives one has what I think are Gutta Percha handles and the other is marked Solid Gold. Both are marked Lever Cutlery Brooklyn NY. Page 165 of the latest Goins'.
galvanic1882 wrote:I have 2 Lever operated knives one has what I think are Gutta Percha handles and the other is marked Solid Gold. Both are marked Lever Cutlery Brooklyn NY. Page 165 of the latest Goins'.
Nice ones galvanic1882! Hey the gold one is the 'Adam & Snake' just like my silver one. Very nice! Too bad the black ones main blade is chipped? Or are those digits there for a reason maybe?
Thanks, no it's chipped but it does not matter to me at all. I have seen 5 in all the years collecting, my 2 yours I think Miller Bros has one and one that I missed out on that was on ebay, price went higher then I thought it would and blew it!
galvanic1882 wrote:Thanks, no it's chipped but it does not matter to me at all. I have seen 5 in all the years collecting, my 2 yours I think Miller Bros has one and one that I missed out on that was on ebay, price went higher then I thought it would and blew it!
Right, I'd treasure it as well.. Part of its history, right? If you ever are getting rid of... please let me know first! Lol
Beautiful knives they are
Old Folder wrote:The "Gitz-Nife" pictured below was priced at .75 cents, seems like a lot of money in 1933? U.S. Patent #1906573 for this knife also attached.
The 1933 Worlds Fair "A Century of Progress" is very easy to date, made by Dodson.
Thanks for posting! Gotta love the Gits Nife, and the Dodson 'Artisans'
