Warwick Knife Co. New York

[Gunsil]

Actually found the minty one!! Other one has initials etched on the main blade but I couldn't get it to show. No sunlight here today so photos could have been better. The smaller one has full original crocus polish, just couldn't get it with the poor light today. The one with the broken pearl was a beauty until a non-knife friend came by as I was going through a box of knives which he asked to see. He proceded to throw one back in the box which was on the floor from a sitting position and busted the pearl into a couple little pieces. Damn fool!!

[Miller Bro's]

Gene, thanks for posting the pictures!

That unused one is sweet!

The other one ain't bad either

[Gunsil]

Thanks Dimitri! I have or had (can't find it) another Warwick lobster mint with celluloid scales. I got the cell one and the mint pearl one in a baggie full of pocket knives at an auction. The gorgeous mint Pressbutton Invincible that Myron now has was also in the baggie along with about 15 more junkers. It was one of my better days at an auction house!!

[Miller Bro's]

I bet it was!

Have you ever seen an old knife box from this company?

[Gunsil]

No, I have never seen a Warwick box. I didn't get that baggie for real short money, I had to outbid Mike Lossico for it but luckily he ran out of money before I did. If he hadn't been there it would have been a lot cheaper, but I was happy anyways. Hurt some to let Myron have the Invincible, only let him have it after he pestered me for about 20 years. (LOL)

[ea42]

Beautiful knives Dimitri and Gene, what a great thread! Those knives have always eluded me, been on the lookout for years. I do have a shot of the factory though, as well as a letterhead. I'll post a pic of the shop now but probably have to wait till tomorrow for the letterhead, got it stowed away in the files. This picture is circa 1908:

Eric

[LongBlade]

Nice knives Gene ...

Eric - Awesome photograph - just love those old knife factory photos ...

[Gunsil]

Great photo Eric!! Waiting for the letterhead!! Does it have the address of the factory on it? Do you know if the old building is still standing?

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks Gene, maybe Mike has a box

Thanks Eric, great post card!

[ea42]

Thanks guys! Gene, the shop was on Factory Street, which was a bit off the main drag, near the railroad tracks and the Waywayanda Creek. It's all residential now, no sign that there was ever any industry at all. Warwick's become a great town for night life though lol!

Here's a shot of that letterhead:

Eric

[Gunsil]

Thanks!! Great piece of paper!! I didn't think there would be anything left of the old factory site just as there isn't much left of all the factories in Walden. I had friends in Warwick back in the 60s and 70s when it was a little community, haven't passed through there for 20 years most likely. I was out in western NY a couple weeks ago where with a couple friends I went to the sites of the old Case Bros, W R Case, Kinfolks, and Cattaraugus factories, the site of Brown Bros/Union Razor operation and to the old and new Case factories in Bradford. Had dinner in the Case Bros factory in Springville where the old factory has been repurposed into a couple modern businesses. I just love old cutlery history.

[KAW]

This thread would have saved me a trip I took earlier this year to Factory Street seeking any remnants.
At least now I get to see some of their knives... Thanks Dimitri & Gene
Eric... Where do you get this stuff?!!! I've been searching for those kind of things & come up with zilch...
I did, however, recently acquire an 1888 letterhead for the Isaac A. DuVall Rake Factory which was taken over by the Napanoch Knife Co. in 1900 & then by the Honk Falls Knife Co. until it burned down in 1929. Its as close as I have gotten to any Hudson Valley Knife Mfg ephemera. (other than post cards)

[LongBlade]

Nice piece and score of ephemera in that letter Eric ...,

Eric... Where do you get this stuff?!!! I've been searching for those kind of things & come up with zilch...
I did, however, recently acquire an 1888 letterhead for the Isaac A. DuVall Rake Factory which was taken over by the Napanoch Knife Co. in 1900 & then by the Honk Falls Knife Co. until it burned down in 1929. Its as close as I have gotten to any Hudson Valley Knife Mfg ephemera. (other than post cards)

That sounds like a good piece as well Ken :: :: ... just my 2 cents on ephemera - cutlery boxes which I consider ephemera can be found more often than other pieces - letters, checks, receipts and the like are a matter of luck in searching every possible “hunting” resource - estates, antique barns, yard sales especially in areas where the cutleries existed etc... in all honesty and hate to say it but eBay as well - but search eBay in not the usual places - for example my best piece of ephemera I found was a cancelled original H&B New Britain Conn check (1870) and even signed by Humason (the “H” in H&B) - I found it in an eBay category nobody would usually look - antique revenue tax stamps and checks... pure luck but stumbled on it ... for me I don’t search for ephemera and just let it appear - and jump on the opportunity when it arises if the price is not absurd... guess my point is always keep your eyes open and be patient ...

[BWT]

I've been wanting to post this for a couple weeks, finally got around to it. Dropped it and cracked the pearl the same day I bought it. Solid knife though and still good snap on the blades.

[LongBlade]

Nice score Bill ... especially since what I am reading above is that these makers knives are rare...

MOP - my opinion - the most unforgiving in terms of knife handles & durability... that is why so many MOP knives have cracks - Sorry it happened to you Bill when you dropped it but as you know *&%$ happens to the best of us... at least it didn't produce a big chip in the MOP...

[BWT]

Thanks Lee, I had never heard of Warwick either, just happened to find this one after this thread was started. I try to stay away from MOP, and I only ACCUMULATE older rare knives if I come across one. Would have passed on this one except I had seen this thread.

[galvanic1882]

No, I have never seen a Warwick box. I didn't get that baggie for real short money, I had to outbid Mike Lossico for it but luckily he ran out of money before I did. If he hadn't been there it would have been a lot cheaper, but I was happy anyways. Hurt some to let Myron have the Invincible, only let him have it after he pestered me for about 20 years. (LOL)

Gezz Gino, first you beat me out on that PB then you go and rub salt in the wound by telling the world, what a guy!! I think as a means of healing for me you should send me that Camillus trapper I've been wanting

I have a Warwick and I will get it out and take a picture of it.

Great knives posted and Eric that picture and billhead are the best.

[galvanic1882]

Here is my 3 1/16" Warwick. Mint condition, sorry about the crappy pictures it's raining here in AZ and I could not get the light I wanted.

The picture is dated 1908.

[espn77]

I like that knife Mike

[Gunsil]

Mike that is a sweet little example too. You still have the "Business" PB, I never had one of those, so you shouldn't feel too bad about the Invincible. Trapper is still home, not ready to leave for a while yet.

[BWT]

Very nice Mike

[KAW]

Sweet lookin' knife Mike.
Just received my copy of "Knives Of The Hudson Valley" by Richard Langston I purchased here on AAPK.
It has a section about Warwick Knife Co.

[LongBlade]

Here's another Warwick knife currently up on eBay by 1fartsmella (Barry) and ending on Sunday evening for those interested (item # 143001735696) -

Personally I think it is a sweet example of a classic old Warwick in great condition and wanted to post some of the photos here for posterity ..

[KleenCut61]

I bet it was!

Have you ever seen an old knife box from this company?

Here You Go.... K.C.

[New_Windsor_NY]

I'll bring this thread back from the dead. Here's my WARWICK pocket knife.
Normally, I wouldn't buy a pocket knife with a broken blade.
However, this pocket knife was an exception due to the tang stamps.
I couldn't quite get a picture of the tang stamps the way I wanted to.
The last picture is the seller's picture of the tang stamps.

WARWICK
KNIFE CO.
NEW YORK

Per GOINS - c. 1907-1929 This knife manufacturer was on Factory St. in the town of Warwick, New York. The first city directory listing was in 1907, but it is believed to have been in business before that time.

Belknap Hardware contracted so many knives from Warwick, that they had little time for the manufacture of their own. Therefore, Warwick marked knives are extremely rare.