The W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has a very rich history that began in 1889 when William Russell (“W.R.”), Jean, John, and Andrew Case began fashioning their knives and selling them along a wagon trail in upstate New York. The company has produced countless treasures and it continues to do so as one of the most collected brands in the world.
RalphAlsip wrote:Tom, thank you for showing your nice old Case knife. Bare head stag seems like a rare Case configuration - I can't recall if I have seen that before.
Thanks, Ken, Jerry, and Mike ,interesting, I don’t believe I have seen the barehead stag as well, plus this one is torched. Very unique handles but they appear original.
Her is another pickup from the blade show A Red Winterbottom Small Coke 6225 1905 1914 W R Case & Sons. May be a Salesman's Sample as there is remnants of ink next to the tang.
olderdogs1 wrote:I picked this one up from the Blade show. It is a Case Bros Little Valley 1900-1914 Stag jumbo whittler. It is a hand full and I really like the Stag.Tom
Wow Tom this is great find. Do you think the pattern would be 53076? The spear blade is awesome.
olderdogs1 wrote:Her is another pickup from the blade show A Red Winterbottom Small Coke 6225 1905 1914 W R Case & Sons. May be a Salesman's Sample as there is remnants of ink next to the tang.
olderdogs1 wrote:I picked this one up from the Blade show. It is a Case Bros Little Valley 1900-1914 Stag jumbo whittler. It is a hand full and I really like the Stag.Tom
Wow Tom this is great find. Do you think the pattern would be 53076? The spear blade is awesome.
Jerry,
That was my 1st thought when I saw it but the length is 3 9/16” closed whereas the 076 is 4”. I believe it is a 6370 jumbo sleeve board whittler. Only one I have encountered
olderdogs1 wrote:I picked this one up from the Blade show. It is a Case Bros Little Valley 1900-1914 Stag jumbo whittler. It is a hand full and I really like the Stag.Tom
Wow Tom this is great find. Do you think the pattern would be 53076? The spear blade is awesome.
Jerry,
That was my 1st thought when I saw it but the length is 3 9/16” closed whereas the 076 is 4”. I believe it is a 5370 jumbo sleeve board whittler. Only one I have encountered
Tom, I think you are right with the 70 pattern. In addition to matching on the length that awesomely swedged and sturdy looking spear blade matches to the reference pictures I found for a 6370. Great add to your pre 1920 collection!
gsmith7158 wrote:Great pick ups Tom! I guess the the early bird really does get the worm!
Thanks everyone for the nice comments on these two,I like the whittler the best but will always go after the red Winterbottom Knives when I find them.
Greg, I tried worms for bait but ended up using $100 dollar bills.
olderdogs1 wrote:I picked this one up from the Blade show. It is a Case Bros Little Valley 1900-1914 Stag jumbo whittler. It is a hand full and I really like the Stag.Tom
Wow Tom this is great find. Do you think the pattern would be 53076? The spear blade is awesome.
Jerry,
That was my 1st thought when I saw it but the length is 3 9/16” closed whereas the 076 is 4”. I believe it is a 5370 jumbo sleeve board whittler. Only one I have encountered
gsmith7158 wrote:Great pick ups Tom! I guess the the early bird really does get the worm!
Thanks everyone for the nice comments on these two,I like the whittler the best but will always go after the red Winterbottom Knives when I find them.
Greg, I tried worms for bait but ended up using $100 dollar bills.
gsmith7158 wrote:Great pick ups Tom! I guess the the early bird really does get the worm!
Thanks everyone for the nice comments on these two,I like the whittler the best but will always go after the red Winterbottom Knives when I find them.
Greg, I tried worms for bait but ended up using $100 dollar bills.
Tom
Those $100 bills will work nearly every time Tom! Nice scores!
Ken
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Another blade show pickup. W. R. Case & Son Red Winterbottom easy open 61028 1903-05. When I got home I found it was the same knife pictured in Sargent's 7th edition.
Thanks everyone for the comments on my knives. Another pickup at the blade show was a Case Bros Springville Castrating knife 1912. Most Castrating knives in my experience had Metal handles but this one has hard rubber handles. Rare stamp, doubt it ever gets used for its intended purpose
Here is a recent pickup and unlike any I have seen in the past. A Case Bros Little Valley 1900-1912 stag 4 blade congress 3 1/4" closed. It has square bolsters and I would tend to think this one is rare.