Homage to Traditional Pen Knives

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:30 am

Beautiful Robesons, Steve. That sleeveboard is really nice!

Joe, those Cases are sweet!

Here are a couple more cloisonne Bokers.

steve99f · Post by **steve99f** » Wed Jun 14, 2017 2:42 am

Those are gorgeous Dave!

A lot of beautiful pens being shown, thanks for sharing.

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:26 pm

Thanks, Steve!

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 1:37 am

Those are 3 more nice cloisonne Bokers Dave

- guess Boker must have had a whole line of those knives with different handles... based on the tang stamp is there a clue to the dating of these??

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 2:05 am

Thanks, Lee.

It's actually only two knives. The last two pictures are of one knife, front and back. Though getting a double-sided cloisonne knife does feel like you're getting a 2-for-1 deal!

It's a bit hard to narrow down the age. According to Goins', the tang stamp on these was used from 1869 to 1914. However, the knife with the white fleur-de-lis on a blue background has sterling silver handles. That makes it easy to date since Germany required year of manufacture be marked on all silver products. In this case, the knife was made in 1907. Assuming Boker made cloisonne-handled knives in a relatively small window of time, then the other knives would probably date to the early 1900's as well, but it's just an educated guess.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:58 am

Now that is pretty interesting Dave

... I thought for sure it was 3 different knives

... the only other knives I have seen with a completely different handle cover on mark and pile sides were salesman samples. I have seen an example where there was a completely different handle cover on the mark side vs the pile side but it was so the salesman could show on a single knife the choices for handles... on your 2 other Bokers that have cloisonne handles I assume the mark and pile sides were the same?

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:47 pm

I've seen some pictures of those salesman's samples before. They are certainly very cool knives.

The previous two cloisonne knives I've already shown don't have any design on the pile side, it's just metal without any decoration. But it's not uncommon for cloisonne-handled knives to have different designs on each side. I've seen quite a few like this, mostly German-made ones. The last two cloisonne Bokers I have have designs on both sides. Might as well post them now.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:04 pm

Very nice knives, Dave.

dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:16 pm

Thanks, Joe.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:56 pm

Nice additional Bokers Dave

interesting about those handles as I never would have known some only had the cloisonne on only one side...

Here's another and one of my favorites -

Waterville Swell-Center Pen - (3 & 1/2") - Grooved ballon bolsters and aged natural handle covers

... Waterville/Co stamp in arc ... think the master is a sheep foot blade - this one to me just has that nice aged vintage look and a decent size at 3 & 1/2"..

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 11:43 pm

Lee, what a great old knife!
That thing has every thing going for it.

Congrats!!

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:28 am

Thanks Joe

... I have had it awhile and been wanting to share photos - just never had the chance

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Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:47 am

Classy, beautiful knife Lee. Besides that, I've always been a sucker for swell-center patterns.

Ken

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:17 am

Thanks Ken - much appreciated

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knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:26 pm

Samoa

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:58 pm

Nice show of knives, Ray.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Jun 30, 2017 5:22 pm

Nice showing of pen knives Ray

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dcgm4 · Post by **dcgm4** » Fri Jun 30, 2017 10:01 pm

Great knives, Ray.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sat Jul 01, 2017 3:21 pm

Holley (Lakeville) - Ebony Cigar or Oval Pen - closed length of 3 & 5/8" so fairly decent size... still a solid knife in all ways after all these years

Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:16 am

Some swell-center pens.

Ken

: Queen Winterbottom bone

: Case Tested 06267 green bone

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 4:33 am

Nice knives Lee and Ken.
Ken, those are pretty special knives.

Here's an old Western/Boulder.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:24 pm

Nice swell-center pens Ken

and all with lovely bone!!

and a real nice Western Joe

.... is that smooth bone??

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:36 pm

Thanks Lee.
Funny you should ask; That's how it was described at auction.

I guess it's Pyrimite (sp) or something like it.

msteele6 · Post by **msteele6** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:28 pm

Looks like what's called "waterfall" celluloid. If you take the knife and move it you should see the "water" move across the handle (it's actually the fine dark lines in the celluloid that give the effect).

msteele6 · Post by **msteele6** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:21 pm

Here are a few old pen knives a swell center Remington, an L.F.& C. Wharncliff pen, an L.F.& C. metal advertising, a Tested green bone, an Ulster, and a stag Tested:

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