Western lariat logo?

In 1911, H. N. Platts, was able to draw on his extensive friendships and family connections in the cutlery world to start Western States Cutlery and Manufacturing of Boulder Colorado. At first only a jobbing business, by 1920 construction and machinery purchases were underway to begin manufacture of knives. Through name changes--to Western States Cutlery Co. in 1953, then Western Cutlery Co. in 1956--and moves first across town and later to Longmont Colorado, the company stayed under the leadership of the Platt family until 1984. In that year, the company was sold to Coleman, becoming Coleman-Western. Eventually purchased by Camillus in 1991, Western continued until Camillus expired in 2007.
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Western lariat logo?

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Does anyone know what years Western used the logo that spelled "Western" with what looked like a lariat rope?
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Case V42 wrote:Does anyone know what years Western used the logo that spelled "Western" with what looked like a lariat rope?
From reprinted catalog pages in "The Knife Makers Who Went West," by Harvey Platts (the owner of the company) this logo was definitely used from 1950 to 1960. Probably not earlier or later.
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Thanks, Tongue River. I bought a scissors with that logo on it.
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