Let's See Your Camco Knives!

The Camillus Cutlery Company was one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the United States with roots dating back to 1876. The company manufactured Camillus branded knives and was a prolific contractor for other knife brands up until its last days in 2007 when the company filed for bankruptcy.
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#goldpan wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:52 pm Nice.....
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:02 pm I do not remember the name of the material
used in the handles or scales. I'm pretty sure
that it isn't celluloid.
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I picked up this nice 3 and 3/8 inch Camco jack at the local pawn shop for a sawbuck. It is tight, good snap and does not look like it has been used much. I particularly like the color of the synthetic handle material. Bolsters and pins are steel. This is the first knife I have bought since March! Long dry spell. lol
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 10:01 pm I picked up this nice 3 and 3/8 inch Camco jack at the local pawn shop for a sawbuck. It is tight, good snap and does not look like it has been used much. I particularly like the color of the synthetic handle material. Bolsters and pins are steel. This is the first knife I have bought since March! Long dry spell. lol
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 10:01 pm I.....
OLDE CUTLER, ::tu:: ::tu::
Love those handles.
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Nice find. Those covers are something else! ::tu::
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Very recently, this pocket knife arrived and it now becomes the latest example to join this topic or thread and to join my pocket knife collection. It came in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. I am very happy to have it, but I did not buy the group or lot for this particular pocket knife. It is a CAMCO, two blades, one tang stamp, 2 1/2" closed, two springs, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp reads "CAMCO (over) USA" The "CAMCO" is the curved or arched style. It is in VERY GOOD condition. It did require a very minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Here is a nice little Camco USA. (with issues) 3 3/8" closed.

I don't believe this knife has been sharpened. So I don't understand why the main blade is so soft with a mussy half stop.
Maybe too much Mumbly Peg.
The cap lifter is quite snappy with half stop.
Brass liners with steel bolsters and plastic covers.
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This advertising pocket knife arrived recently in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This pocket knife now becomes the most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. However, I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, as it turned out, this pocket knife is definitely a keeper and will be a welcome addition to my general CAMILLUS (CAMCO) pocket knife collection. It is a Y-B CIGARS, one blade, one tool (a cap lifter or bottle opener), one tang stamp, 3 3/8" closed, tip bolsters, advertising pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Y-B (over) CIGARS" The main handle side says "I. B. E. W. Local 803" and the other handle side says "10TH ANNIVERSARY" Per GOINS' "Y*B CIGARS c 1920-1940 A marking used by the Young Brothers Cigar Company." GOINS' was WRONG, Y-B stands for Yocum Brothers, NOT Young Brothers. The main blade has a weak half stop and a weak opening and closing snap. The cap lifter or bottle opener has a strong half stop and a strong opening and closing snap. Overall, it is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. Picture #9 is of a YOCUM BROTHERS, NOT Young Brothers, cigar box. It is NOT my item. It is NOT my picture. The very last picture, #10, is from the 1951 catalog and is an illustration and a description of this pattern or style of pocket knife.
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
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A YOCUM BROTHERS, NOT Young Brothers, Cigar Box.
A YOCUM BROTHERS, NOT Young Brothers, Cigar Box.
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From The 1951 Catalog.
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This pocket knife arrived recently in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This pocket knife now becomes the most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. However, I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, as it turned out, this pocket knife is definitely a keeper and will be a welcome addition to my general CAMILLUS (CAMCO) pocket knife collection. It is a Y-B CIGARS, one blade, one tool (a cap lifter or bottle opener), one tang stamp, 3 3/8" closed, tip bolsters, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Y-B (over) CIGARS" Per GOINS' "Y*B CIGARS c 1920-1940 A marking used by the Young Brothers Cigar Company." GOINS' was WRONG, Y-B stands for Yocum Brothers, NOT Young Brothers. The main blade has a strong, crisp, half stop and a strong, crisp, opening and closing snap. The cap lifter or bottle opener has a strong, crisp, half stop and a strong, crisp, opening and closing snap. Overall, it is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. Picture #9 is of a YOCUM BROTHERS, NOT Young Brothers, cigar box. It is NOT my item. It is NOT my picture. The very last picture, #10, is from the 1951 catalog and is an illustration and a description of this pattern or style of pocket knife.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
The Main Blade Front Tang Stamp.
A YOCUM BROTHERS, NOT Young Brothers, Cigar Box.
A YOCUM BROTHERS, NOT Young Brothers, Cigar Box.
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From The 1951 Catalog.
From The 1951 Catalog.
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Skip , that’s a interesting tang stamp . And the name correction With a pic of the box with proper name is great work !
Thanks for sharing ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Wed Dec 07, 2022 12:12 am Skip.....
Thank you, JP. 🍻
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A few I have picked lately.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:45 pm This pocket knife arrived recently in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought...

That is a great find! I love bottle cap openers on pocketknives (as I am an avid beer drinker and always have a few imported bottles about in need of de-capping). Condition looks wonderful, so you have a real winner there ::tu::
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GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:53 am A.....
TERRIFIC TRIO, GSPTOPDOG!! ::tu:: ::tu::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Thu Dec 08, 2022 2:00 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:53 am A.....
TERRIFIC TRIO, GSPTOPDOG!! ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks Skip! ::handshake::
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GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:53 am A few I have picked lately.
Hey G dog , that little stockman with the US Government etch on a Camco is hard to find these days . Back when a avid Camco collector I never did find one . Good save on that one ! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:52 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:53 am A few I have picked lately.
Hey G dog , that little stockman with the US Government etch on a Camco is hard to find these days . Back when a avid Camco collector I never did find one . Good save on that one ! ::tu:: ::tu::

Thanks J.P. ::handshake:: I have had a little luck lately finding some sweet Camillus knives (Are Multiple Camillus knives known as Camillie? ::hmm:: ). It was a long dry spell for a while :x
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This pocket knife arrived recently in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This pocket knife now becomes the most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. But, I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, as it turned out, this pocket knife is definitely a keeper and will be a welcome addition to my general CAMILLUS (CAMCO) pocket knife collection. It is a LIPIC, one blade, one tool (a cap lifter or bottle opener), one tang stamp, 3 3/8" closed, tip bolsters, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "LIPIC (over) U.S.A." Per GOINS' "LIPIC USA g 1927-1940 High Carbon Steel is marked on a small blade. This was a Camillus Cutlery Company trademark." The main blade has a strong, crisp, half stop and a strong, crisp, opening and closing snap. The cap lifter or bottle opener has a strong, crisp, half stop and a strong, crisp, opening and closing snap. Overall, it is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. The very last picture, #9, is from the 1951 catalog and is an illustration and a description of this pattern or style of pocket knife.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:30 pm It is a LIPIC
I have the same LIPIC knife, but with an ivory handle.
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Vit_213 wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:06 pm
New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:30 pm It is a LIPIC
I have the same LIPIC knife, but with an ivory handle.
Didn’t realize Lipic is a Camillus brand . Cool !
Nice example Skip and Vit ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ripster wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 3:56 am
Vit_213 wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:06 pm
New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:30 pm It is a LIPIC
I have the same LIPIC knife, but with an ivory handle.
Didn’t realize Lipic is a Camillus brand . Cool !
Nice example Skip and Vit ::tu:: ::tu::
Lipic is not a Camillus brand. Here is what Tom Williams wrote at the BF in 2011 (2 quotes):
"We manufactured knives for the LIPIC Pen Co. If my memory is correct they were a Camillus customer in the 1950's and 1960's."
"They normally ordered small 2 blade knives with white or cracked ice handles."
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Vit_213 wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:31 am
Ripster wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 3:56 am
Vit_213 wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:06 pm
I have the same LIPIC knife, but with an ivory handle.
Didn’t realize Lipic is a Camillus brand . Cool !
Nice example Skip and Vit ::tu:: ::tu::
Lipic is not a Camillus brand. Here is what Tom Williams wrote at the BF in 2011 (2 quotes):
"We manufactured knives for the LIPIC Pen Co. If my memory is correct they were a Camillus customer in the 1950's and 1960's."
"They normally ordered small 2 blade knives with white or cracked ice handles."
Thanks for clarifying that Vit . Sure is nice seeing you stopping by again . ::tu:: ::tu::
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Joseph Lipic started a quill pen company in St, Louis in 1863, putting metal nibs on feathers. The company still exists and is an advertising specialties firm. I couldn't find anything on who made their knives, but Camillus or Colonial are likely candidates. I've had a few over the years, not fancy just advertising giveaways. Found this info on the web. J.O'.
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