The Walden Knife Company 1870-1923

[danno50]

It most certainly is more like the 4527, I was remiss in not comparing lengths. Also, the bolsters are similar on the 4527 to the OP knife.
Dan

[KAW]

Here's another little Congress.... not nearly as nice as Lloyd's.... it has its issues.... but with nice Mother of Pearl covers....
which is why I picked it up as its my one & only MoP!

[Scottf64]

Thank you for the ad to the group.

Can anyone help on rarity and value??
Well used Walden cutlery co NY.

Any help is much appreciated
Thank you
Scott

[peanut740]

Well used,cracked handles,not much.

[Tony_Wood]

I posted this in the find of the day, but want to catalog here as well.

[peanut740]

That's a keeper Tony,really nice ivory!

[LongBlade]

Wow - That's a beauty Tony ... Those handles are in awesome condition as are the blades for a knife with a good amount of age - quite honestly I like a nice old pen knife just as much & sometimes more (like your example) than the big ol' jacks ..

[KAW]

Sweet! That's a real drooler...
I'm with Lee... I tend to carry a pen more often than any other in my pocket... especially during an evening out on the town.

[BWT]

Beautiful knife Tony, thanks for sharing it. That's my kinda knife

[WelderBob]

I'd like to add this slim trapper to the lineup, 3 7/8" closed with nickel silver liners and fancy bolsters.

[Tony_Wood]

That's a keeper Tony,really nice ivory!

Thanks. My first find, of such, in the wild.

Beautiful knife Tony, thanks for sharing it. That's my kinda knife

Great! Glad to show it.

Sweet! That's a real drooler...
I'm with Lee... I tend to carry a pen more often than any other in my pocket... especially during an evening out on the town.

Thank you. I did not drool when it was pulled from the showcase, but I was doing the happy dance inside when the blades revealed their stamp. Could not pay for it quickly enough.

Wow - That's a beauty Tony ... Those handles are in awesome condition as are the blades for a knife with a good amount of age - quite honestly I like a nice old pen knife just as much & sometimes more (like your example) than the big ol' jacks ..

This one disappears in the pocket. So much so, that I will probably not carry it. Would hate for it to disappear forever. As for the condition, it has not been carried or used much, If at all.
I hope that I look as good at that age.

[LongBlade]

This one disappears in the pocket. So much so, that I will probably not carry it. Would hate for it to disappear forever. As for the condition, it has not been carried or used much, If at all.
I hope that I look as good at that age.

Tony - Just an aside - I don’t carry any of my knives in my collection which are all old along the same lines as your Walden and even older .... I feel more like a curator of my old knives to preserve for the future - sorry if it came across that you should carry that knife - I wouldn’t - I only meant in my collecting I like old pen knives as much and sometimes more than big knives - in truth many of the small knives took more skill to make by the cutlers and were even more expensive long ago ( As an aside my only EDCs are new knives and even there I only have a few which fill my needs... they are GECs - a few #14 boys knives - and a Benchmade Osborne that my brother sent me... those basically do everything I need a knife for a knife in my pocket....)...

[KAW]

Sweet! That's a real drooler...
I'm with Lee... I tend to carry a pen more often than any other in my pocket... especially during an evening out on the town.

I have to admit... when I carry an old knife (mostly during the weekend)... its more to show off than to use.
... and the typical use they get is to open the mail or cut a hanging thread and the like...

[RobesonsRme.com]

Very nice Walden knives showing up here lately.

Charlie

[LongBlade]

I'd like to add this slim trapper to the lineup, 3 7/8" closed with nickel silver liners and fancy bolsters.

WelderBob - That is a sweet looking slim trapper and nice addition - (Sorry I missed it somehow when I replied below Tony - thanks for posting it!!!)

I agree with Charlie - no doubt some beauties on this thread above ...

[wlf]

Just went through the entire thread again. Worth it for the story told by Eric near the beginning.What I have :

Two Walden Knife Co's and a stag H A Dreer with both markings on either sides of the blades:

[LongBlade]

Lyle - Those are indeed wonderful FJs ... I probably have seen a few before but no doubt worth seeing again!! The stag handled FJ is a stunner ... I agree the post by Eric was interesting - Walden Knife Co-Op Co - maybe a bit reminiscent of current Canal St Co-op ....

Never posted this Walden Hawkbill in this thread where it belongs:

[JohnR]

Picked up this 3 3/4" stag handled jack this week, stag has taken on a warm glow, hammered pins, nicely done match strike pull, blades only slightly down.

[peanut740]

John

[doglegg]

Lyle, fabulous old FJ's. Wow!
Lee, something about those old hawk bills that call me. That is a knice one.
JohnR, amazing scales and blades. What a classic knife...

[JAMESC41001]

John, that is really something. Congrats. Looks like it has steel pins. Does this mean it was made during WW1?

[JohnR]

John, that is really something. Congrats. Looks like it has steel pins. Does this mean it was made during WW1?

Thank you all for the comments

Jay, I don't know the answer for sure but from what I've observed I feel the stag and steel hammered pins puts it pre 1900.

[Doc B]

John...beautiful stag...that's a real looker!

[KAW]

It seems much harder to find Waldens in condition that nice...
Thanks John for reviving this old thread... I had forgotten all about it...
so here's an addition I picked up a few months ago that belongs here...
a little 2½” Walden Knife Co. whittler looks brand new with what I believe are still the original factory edges...
along with the copy of the company's letterhead from 1903...

[danno50]

Beautiful jack, John, love that worn stag!
Lovely little whittler, Ken! Nice to have that letterhead and in such good condition.