Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley N.Y. 1886-1963
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Re: Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley N.Y. 1886-1963
This is an old Catt. that came in a group of knives, from a guy whose mother did volunteer work at a church thrift shop. All of the knives were left in the pockets of clothing donated to the church over a long period of time. I was lucky to be the first fella to cross paths with him at a Duck Decoy show back about 15 years ago. There was 15 to 20 knives in a plastic basket, I bought them all. This Catt was one of them. Octagon shaped bolsters with the thinnest Indian Trail bone slabs. Each side is the thickness of a dime. It's hard to imagine how this knife was pinned together without cracking the bone. This is one of my favorite knives. Barry
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Beautiful little knife !!
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Re: Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley N.Y. 1886-1963
Barry, very nice and unusual knife,can't recall ever seeing another.
Put this jack in another Catt thread but I think it belonged here also,this one shows little use.
Put this jack in another Catt thread but I think it belonged here also,this one shows little use.
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Great knife Barry and I believe a really old one. John beautiful bone on that jack!
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John and Barry, great looking knives!!!
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Barry, that swell center pen is a real beauty.
John, you have a beauty there as well.
John, you have a beauty there as well.
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Here's a fixed blade for the till............
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Re: Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley N.Y. 1886-1963
Dimitri,
Nice knife, I always enjoy looking at a knife pattern I have never seen before.
Nice knife, I always enjoy looking at a knife pattern I have never seen before.
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Here's one I have had for a while. Catt Ovalhole packing knife.
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Dimitri, are the markings on the sheath WWII U.S. Navy?
Such as:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... l_1943.jpg
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Such as:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... l_1943.jpg
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So Charlie, what did you get out of that? Is Ovalhole packing simply a mathematical concept? I never did see areference to a company with that name.RobesonsRme.com wrote:This might help:
https://www.google.com/search?q=oval+ho ... e&ie=UTF-8
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I only read the short versions in the links. I didn't go to any of the sites.
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Thanks Jim, glad you like itthefarside wrote:Dimitri,
Nice knife, I always enjoy looking at a knife pattern I have never seen before.
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Nice looking knife Greg, I especially like the jigged bone handles!gsmith7158 wrote:Here's one I have had for a while. Catt Ovalhole packing knife.
I have one with the black plastic handles
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Charlie I have no idea, never paid any attention to the marking on the sheath, you might be on to something thereRobesonsRme.com wrote:Dimitri, are the markings on the sheath WWII U.S. Navy?
Such as:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... l_1943.jpg
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Thanks Dimitri! It is a vicious knife. Twas responsible for the near decapitation of my right hand ring finger.
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Greg,
I just picked up a newer version with the rubber comp handle, same advert. Ovalhole Packing made valve and pump packing to seal valve stems, etc.
I just picked up a newer version with the rubber comp handle, same advert. Ovalhole Packing made valve and pump packing to seal valve stems, etc.
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gsmith7158 wrote:Twas responsible for the near decapitation of my right hand ring finger.
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steve99f wrote:Greg,
I just picked up a newer version with the rubber comp handle, same advert. Ovalhole Packing made valve and pump packing to seal valve stems, etc.
Aha! I didn't find that in my search Steve. Thanks for the info.
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Here is the link. It's possible that the company intended the knife to be used on the job to cut their packing to size. As a snipe in the USN I packed a few steam valves to stop steam leakage. The company is the Hollow Center Packing Company Cleveland, OH.
https://books.google.com/books?id=X-lQA ... ng&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=X-lQA ... ng&f=false
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Very interesting Steve! Thanks for the link.steve99f wrote:Here is the link. It's possible that the company intended the knife to be used on the job to cut their packing to size. As a snipe in the USN I packed a few steam valves to stop steam leakage. The company is the Hollow Center Packing Company Cleveland, OH.
https://books.google.com/books?id=X-lQA ... ng&f=false
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Happy to do it Greg. I needed to it down to satisfy my curiosity on my knife. There are many of the comp or rubber handled Catts out there, yours is the first bone handled I've seen on the 'net.
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Steve, do you have a picture of your knife?
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