The first Uncle Henry

Schrade Cutlery Company was founded in 1904 by George Schrade, and his brothers Jacob and William Schrade. In 1946 Imperial Knife Associated Companies, (IKAC; an association of Ulster Knife Co and Imperial Knife Co) purchased controlling interest in Schrade Cut Co and changed the name to Schrade Walden Cutlery. In 1973 the name was changed to Schrade Cutlery. In 2004 Schrade closed due to bankruptcy.

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tongueriver
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Re: The first Uncle Henry

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kootenay joe wrote:Calvin, is that the first 25OT ? And did the 225 & 225H stop with production of 25OT ? or were both made for a few years ?
kj
It is an early one. The open stock version was in catalogs from 1953 to 1973, by Dale's database. And of course it was sold by Schrade Cutco earlier. A very nice one in lemon yellow celluloid (pre-1947) was listed earlier this month by Richard L. The early ones by CutCo and the first ones by Schrade Walden had sabre-ground master blades and more handle pins than you see in the Old Timers and in the later flat-ground 225Hs.
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Re: The first Uncle Henry

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Good info, Thanks. I have a collection of 25OT & 125OT but i don't have any as early as yours with short lived basket weave sheath.
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