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.

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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!!
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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.
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This is a great old thread.It needs a bump. ::tu::
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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.
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Joe I would agree, those are obscure and old. ::tu::
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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.

Not many of these around!!
Both are great, but the one stamped "Solid Gold" is wonderful. I've seen gold handled models before, but non like that one.
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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.
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Here's one I recently got. Enterprise Cutlery Co. St.Louis U.S.A
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Nice looking knife, Greg. ::tu::
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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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IND.
Just got this one from AAPK Store. I've never seen a Wabash this large.
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Nice big old Jack. ::tu:: 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.
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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:
Cutsure Barlow (USA)
Cutsure Barlow (USA)
Anton Wingen Jr. Barlow (Solingen)
Anton Wingen Jr. Barlow (Solingen)
Rigid USA #55 trapper
Rigid USA #55 trapper
Ambassador U.S.A. letter opener advertising jack
Ambassador U.S.A. letter opener advertising jack
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. ::shrug::
Tang stamp - Ambassador U.S.A.
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Those are some show stoppers Tony! Never heard of any of those except maybe Rigid tools? ::shrug::
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Thanks, Greg! ::handshake:: 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...).
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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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What about this Wahkonsa Cutlery Bullhead, Big and beefy!!
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