Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Little Valley N.Y. 1886-1963

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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Picked up this nice Jack with a sheepsfoot main blade,wonderful swedge. Has some real pretty wood., no pattern number.
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I love that knife!!

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I agree with Harold ::nod::
That is a great ol' knife John, it has some beautiful and tight Cocobolo handles.
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Very nice old Catt, John. I have its distant cousin. :lol:
How long is your knife? Mine is 3 1/2".
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Nice knives John and Joe. Sheepsfoot mains are not too common on old knives.
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Thanks guys, Joe, mine is 3 1/2 also, looks like the same knife other than the blade. Lyle, I was surprised to see the sheepsfoot, I don't recall ever seeing another.
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Fantastic jacks, John and Joe! ::drool::
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I agree really nice Catt's !!
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Here is my latest Catt I love the etch. It is the name of an old company in California. Check out page 14 of the link below to read about them.

Foresman & Hoke San Dimas Cal. Got the knife from an AAPK memeber, thanks again Mark

http://www.sandimasnews.com/PDFs/1501sdcn.pdf
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Some great ones posted here on this page so far ::tu::

This from the unusual file, a manicure/dressing/sewing set 8)

You don't see these too often, they made several sizes some quite large. They were very expensive at the time. Apparently this one was a giveaway item. All the handles on the tools are genuine mother of pearl! The shoehorn is celluloid ::paranoid::
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MB, that's a great set. Never seen the pearl item marked in any set I've seen. I do have one that we believe was a give away at the Pan Am expo 1901 in Buffalo. Great item
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Thanks Mike, maybe this was one that was given away at the Pan Am Expo in 1901 ?
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I think it was then added to the set, just my thoughts!
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MB her are the 3 that I picked up, I kept one and the others went to friends. I will take pictures of a Pan Am one that I just got that looks about the same. I have seen a few different styles so the fact they are not identical does not bother me at all. I still have the top one.
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Here are the 2 together MB
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Those are great!

Thanks for showing them, definitely thinking just these were given away and not the whole set of tools now that I see yours ::tu::
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Here's a Dogleg Jack, 3-5/8", pattern # 22439
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I'm really surprised none of you guys have looked at this one and commented on it. No Cat love here? :lol:
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I just saw this thread and I will comment on that knife. That thing is a beauty!
I love the Catts. Very nice, Dave. ::tu::
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I just got on checksix that is a nice one. I love catts and doglegs. Super knife thanks for showing it.
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Dave I saw this when you first posted it and it is a great looking knife. I am not a Catt guy and because of their propensity to be re-cobbled and counterfeited I am always hesitant to comment on them since I really don't know much about them. But just looking at her I would name her Lucille. ::tu::
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That is a beautiful old dogleg Catt, Dave! ::tu:: Very interesting bone handles, I really like the lighter colour and worm groove jigging on the pile side.
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gsmith7158 wrote:Dave I saw this when you first posted it and it is a great looking knife. I am not a Catt guy and because of their propensity to be re-cobbled and counterfeited I am always hesitant to comment on them since I really don't know much about them. But just looking at her I would name her Lucille. ::tu::
danno50 wrote:That is a beautiful old dogleg Catt, Dave! ::tu:: Very interesting bone handles, I really like the lighter colour and worm groove jigging on the pile side.
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Lucille, as in the redhead, Lucille Ball? I like it! The other Lucille is the famous BB King black Gibson ES335 guitar, which I don't think fits.

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Dave I'm talking about the Lucille in the Paul Newman film Cool Hand Luke. VaVaVaVoom!
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gsmith7158 wrote:Dave I'm talking about the Lucille in the Paul Newman film Cool Hand Luke. VaVaVaVoom!
Haha..!! I had forgotten about THAT Lucille. That was quite the tease back in the day.
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