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Who Made This Knife?
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:17 pm
by pocketkeeper
I know this knife isn't very exciting or valuable. But I like it and it bugs me to have a knife and not know who made it. Can you ID it?
The mark is three lines. The top line looks like 8 or 9 letters in a slight arch but I can't read them.
The second line is: "N.Y. CITY"
The third line is: "U.S.A."
Re: Who Made This Knife?
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:53 pm
by edge213
pocketkeeper wrote:I know this knife isn't very exciting or valuable. But I like it and it bugs me to have a knife and not know who made it. Can you ID it?
The mark is three lines. The top line looks like 8 or 9 letters in a slight arch but I can't read them.
The second line is: "N.Y. CITY"
The third line is: "U.S.A."
Kent.
A name used by A.Kastor and Camillus for knives they made for Woolworths.
Re: Who Made This Knife?
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:26 am
by pocketkeeper
Thanks, Kent, for that info. You are no doubt correct. In addition to who made the knife I really want to know what the first line of the mark says.
Does anyone know?
Re: Who Made This Knife?
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:24 am
by knife7knut
I think Syracuse stamped their knives that way.
Re: Who Made This Knife?
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:06 am
by edge213
edge213 wrote:pocketkeeper wrote:I know this knife isn't very exciting or valuable. But I like it and it bugs me to have a knife and not know who made it. Can you ID it?
The mark is three lines. The top line looks like 8 or 9 letters in a slight arch but I can't read them.
The second line is: "N.Y. CITY"
The third line is: "U.S.A."
Kent.
A name used by A.Kastor and Camillus for knives they made for Woolworths.
I meant "Kent" was the tang stamp of the knife.
I have a similar knife with the tang stamp :
KENT
NY CITY
USA
Re: Who Made This Knife?
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:07 am
by edge213
edge213 wrote:edge213 wrote:pocketkeeper wrote:I know this knife isn't very exciting or valuable. But I like it and it bugs me to have a knife and not know who made it. Can you ID it?
The mark is three lines. The top line looks like 8 or 9 letters in a slight arch but I can't read them.
The second line is: "N.Y. CITY"
The third line is: "U.S.A."
Kent.
A name used by A.Kastor and Camillus for knives they made for Woolworths.
I meant "Kent" was the tang stamp of the knife.
I have a similar knife with the tang stamp :
KENT
NY CITY
USA
But as k7k said it could be Syracuse..
Re: Who Made This Knife?
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:01 pm
by knife7knut
Just re-looked at the tang stamp and can see a very faint T on the end of the first line so I will go with Kent