Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
I think any knife marked Case's Stainless is pretty scarce. And that's the first one I recall seeing with that shield.
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
I've never seen that stainless shield on a Case but I do have one with the Case's Stainless tang stamp and the tang stamp chart says 1915-20 for that which would match up with the Case Bradford years. The goldstone cell handles would also be indicative of that time period. Could be a rare one.
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
I wonder about the tang stamp chart since stainless was not even invented or perfected in 1915 and wasn't available for cutlery manufacturing until 1919 according to Levine.
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
Knife is authentic, and fairly rare. My guess is that the knives like this one marked CASE's STAINLESS were introduced in the 1920's. I have Case price lists from 1931-33 that list them, but in the 1934 price list they were all gone.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
Here's a history of stainless steel.
http://www.bssa.org.uk/about_stainless_steel.php?id=31
http://www.bssa.org.uk/about_stainless_steel.php?id=31
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
The knife industry seems to get/use exotic materials well before the rest of industry catches on.Gunsil wrote:I wonder about the tang stamp chart since stainless was not even invented or perfected in 1915 and wasn't available for cutlery manufacturing until 1919 according to Levine.
Aluminum is a prime example. Early aluminum handles come in at about the same time as the processes to use it commercially came in. The time when Most people consider it "invented".
I can only assume it is because eating is right up there in the top two survival basics, and knives are about as basic A need as people had back then. Way more important than beer cans or bicycles...
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
Thank you all for the input on this knife. My further research puts the knife anywhere from 1916 through the 1920s (and possibly very early 1930s as stated above).
Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
One time on the antiques Roadshow a lady had a French ladies powder box. The appraiser told her it was from when aluminum a new found item and people considered it rarer than gold so you have a item priced at $xx. I have seen a couple at antique shows and wouldn't give a plug nickel for one.
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Re: Early Case Bradford with "Stainless" shield
Value is most assuredly in the eye of the beholder. Often a perilous river to navigate!mrwatch wrote:One time on the antiques Roadshow a lady had a French ladies powder box. The appraiser told her it was from when aluminum a new found item and people considered it rarer than gold so you have a item priced at $xx. I have seen a couple at antique shows and wouldn't give a plug nickel for one.
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