Old and Obscure Brands
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Thanks Joe. That Excelsior sure is nice with the sunk joints. Single back spring?
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Yes, single spring. Nice and thin and no sharp tangs. A great little carry at times.
Thanks.
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Here is my latest find, Kipsi-Kut bone handled pen knife. Knives with this mark are really hard to come buy. Below the name is POKIPSI. NY. That is not the way Poughkeepsie is spelled and I always thought that was cool!!
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Not sure if I posted these yet, Lever Cutlery Brooklyn NY, the black handled one I believe is Gutta Percha and the other is stamped on the handle Solid Gold.
Not many of these around!!
Not many of these around!!
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HILGER & SONS
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This is the only time I have ever seen this particular stamp, and know nothing about it. Electric Brand - I have owned several Electric Cutlery, but only this Electric Brand.
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Pre-1931 New York Knife Co Walden, Hammer Brand. Not sure if it rates as "obscure", but here goes. 2 7/8" closed, superb pocket worn brown jigged bone handles, tight, sharp blades. Found recently at the local swap for cheap. Currently residing in my pocket on a daily basis; one of the coolest knives I've ever owned, lovin' it.
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Here's a Frye Phipps from Boston. 1901 - 1920. It's 2 15/16" closed.
Sweet little knife.
Sweet little knife.
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I bought a couple of Doctors knives back in 2014.
Never owned a Dr. knife before and these two beauties show up on the same day.
It's nice to put them in here. I think they're old and obscure.
Thanks for looking.
Never owned a Dr. knife before and these two beauties show up on the same day.
It's nice to put them in here. I think they're old and obscure.
Thanks for looking.
Joe
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Both are great, but the one stamped "Solid Gold" is wonderful. I've seen gold handled models before, but non like that one.galvanic1882 wrote:Not sure if I posted these yet, Lever Cutlery Brooklyn NY, the black handled one I believe is Gutta Percha and the other is stamped on the handle Solid Gold.
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Just my opinion, and certainly not authoritative, but some of that MOP looks pretty good. I especially like the R.I. Knife Co's doctor's knife.
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Thanks, Quick Steel.
Rhode Island Knife Co. 1920 - 1921.
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Here's one I recently got. Enterprise Cutlery Co. St.Louis U.S.A
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That is nice. I don't think I've ever seen an Enterprise knife with bone handles before.
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WABASH
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TERRE HAUTE
IND.
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CUTLERY CO.
TERRE HAUTE
IND.
Just got this one from AAPK Store. I've never seen a Wabash this large.
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Nice big old Jack. Looks like celluloid handles?
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Yes Ken, it is celluloid.
81 to 95 year old celluloid and no sign of outgassing. I will keep my fingers crossed.
81 to 95 year old celluloid and no sign of outgassing. I will keep my fingers crossed.
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I'm not yet done enjoying this whole thread yet but I haven't seen any/many of these brands so far:
Yes, the Wingen has half-stops and yes, the master is at that half-stop. Aside from that quirk, it's an extremely well-built and handsome knife. So is the Cutsure, which I'm positive is a Utica build like so many old hardware store Barlows.
I did a little image enhancement to get a decent pic of the tang stamp on the Ambassador, since it's really small. Hope it's usable.
Yes, the Wingen has half-stops and yes, the master is at that half-stop. Aside from that quirk, it's an extremely well-built and handsome knife. So is the Cutsure, which I'm positive is a Utica build like so many old hardware store Barlows.
I did a little image enhancement to get a decent pic of the tang stamp on the Ambassador, since it's really small. Hope it's usable.
Everything's better with a Barlow
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Those are some show stoppers Tony! Never heard of any of those except maybe Rigid tools?
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Thanks, Greg! The Rigid USA logo looks a wee bit familiar to me, in that "can't really remember the name but I know the face" way...
Here's a better photo of the tang and model stamps, with flash (and some of the original factory cosmoline...).
Here's a better photo of the tang and model stamps, with flash (and some of the original factory cosmoline...).
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I'm going to say that this one qualifies here since it is a one year company. !923 according to Goins and the tang stamp. J. Rosenbaum.
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