Northfield

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Thanks Joe!
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You're right Joe ::tu:: ::tu:: ... sorry I didn't see that and thought it was a barehead in the posted photo until you mentioned it - I increased the lighting in the picture and saw the tip bolster - still may be on the boys knife end but a barehead is a no brainer for me but have now seen enough cataloged boys knives to know that not all were barehead jacks... funny because a boys knife can be somewhat open-ended which I hope came across in that article - over 3 & 1/2" is a cutoff for me but other attributes like a tip bolster were no doubt used though the majority were barehead jacks...
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What a great whittler Joe! ::tu:: .... you know I'm a sucker for those celluloid handles! :-P Lots of other great knives posted also....
So I went back to the beginning of the thread & read the first 5 pages.... how I luv the history posts!!! ::ds:: Great stuff here Joe! ::groove::
so I just had to chime in at this time.... now to get back to the rest of the thread....
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Thank you, Ken.
I'm glad you like the thread.
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In response to the following post of pictures of homes in Northfield and to add to the lore.

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I can't attest to all the homes here but house number 5 was my childhood home, it was the original post office and was not part of the housing for the employees. Houses 3 and 5 were my neighbors and I dont remember the history of them. I dont think house 5 had anything to do with the company. Across the street from house 3, is a home of significant importance to the story as this is H. Gills old home. Behind a house that is not pictured here is the remains and where Northfield Knife Company operated until 1965ish with all the same machines and forges from down by the pond. I have pictures of the factory when it was moved. I have held a couple of the Worlds Fair awards and read a ton of ledgers, bills, orders and letters from Military men thanking the Northfield Knife Company for the knives in WW2.

House number 7 is not the Platt house although it looks like it. The house that the Platts lived in was what we call the "Pilbin house" it was taken down and placed in a storage by the state and sold for a dollar back in the late 90s. The land that it sits on is now the new location for the Northfield Fire House. (I could be wrong but this was the house I was always told was the superintendent house, until H. Gill)

Another thing to note; the old community store (Not General store) was located across from the new fire house and adjacent to the current basketball courts, there in the woods remains the old foundation. This store was turned into the original location for the firehouse before it got moved the second time to Main St.

The first image here is the exact award located on this page.Just to add, these pictures were taken on 12/11/17 on my lap. ::groove::
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Thank you rubi04tj, for your post and pictures. Welcome to the forum.
I just saw this. More tomorrow.
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I wonder if it was you, rubi04tj, who I met up in Northfield. I was shown this award and others and some straight knives that day.
That had to be about five years ago. We were in a workshop/garage area. We had a nice conversation. Thanks again.
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FRJ wrote:I wonder if it was you, rubi04tj, who I met up in Northfield. I was shown this award and others and some straight knives that day.
That had to be about five years ago. We were in a workshop/garage area. We had a nice conversation. Thanks again.
No that wasn't me, but more than likely a member of the family as it has been mentioned that someone came and saw some of the items.
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Here's a nice little three inch pen.

Thanks for looking.
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Very nice Joe, good looking MOP, especially for its age!!! ::tu::
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"Northfield KN Co." 3" shadow whittler, pearl. All 3 blades are marked the same with "KN" for 'Knife'.
I think this is an early marking for Northfield, before 'UN-X-LD' was used, but i am guessing, no actual info on this.
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Thats a beauty of a Northfield KJ ::tu:: ::tu:: ... I am not sure myself when UN-X-LD was first used on Northfield knives..
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Very nice old knife Roland.
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Love it, Roland!
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I was watching one on eBay a couple of weeks ago with MOP handles... hoping I might be able to win the auction, but it shot way up there at the end...
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A little quill pen knife. And I do mean little. 2 1/4" long. Tortoise covers.

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Very nice Joe! ::tu:: I just love the look of that tortoise shell. ::nod::
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Thank you Greg. I agree, the tortoise shell is always nice. ::tu::
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Very nice, Joe and Roland! ::tu:: Great whittler, Roland! ::tu:: And as has already been mentioned, very nice tortoise shell on that quill knife, Joe! ::tu::
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Thank you, Dan. ::tu::
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Joe that’s a beautiful quill pen folder ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks so much, Lloyd ::tu::
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I have to add the same: that is The Nicest Tortoise i have ever seen. Some are dried out and cracked and others are intact but with a dull surface.
This one shows why it was a highly prized knife handle. I have not seen this 'beauty' in a vintage tortoise handle before. Thanks for showing it.
Now you have the responsibility to keep it perfect & bright. How does one maintain a tortoise ? I don't know but from the number of 'bad' ones there must be certain conditions needed for full preservation.
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This one is not really in my collection wheelhouse but as we say It spoke to me so I brought it home from the Blade Show.
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Nice one Greg! That would speak to me also ::nod:: How long is it closed?
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