Celluloid Handles

ButchTN · Post by **ButchTN** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:22 pm

Wow

That is an extremely nice collection James. I love the way it looks on that display card.

Butch

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:13 pm

That is very cool James!!

Bill

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:07 pm

Wow, what an amazing display!

Do you have an approximate date for the original card? I was unaware that anyone was making reproductions of the display cards. That is a great idea and a fantastic display!!!

It boggles the mind to see these old knives in their original setting! Just like you might have found them in a store 60+ years ago! I find it quite interesting that these were sold as a hunting, fishing & camping knife and not a weapon as there were later vilified in the media. They were just an everyday knife for the common man. A knife most of our grandfathers probably carried at one time or another.

Great display James! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Dale

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:11 pm

Yeah... that is a great looking display::tu:: s-k

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:46 pm

I'm glad y'all are enjoying the pictures

Dale I don't know about the date of the original card. I'm guessing the 1950's. It is a shame that these knives were banned but I guess it makes them more collectible these days. 1958 was the last year for them and this picture is of one of the last ones made. It is a foil wrap candystripe. these are very hard to come by. The foil wrap was a brand new color and not many were made before the ban. Again I'm glad you all like the pics. I didn't think anybody here would like the old celluloids.

James

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:22 am

O O O O ahahah oops

That display master is the SEXEST looking lady I have seen here yet.

nmikash · Post by **nmikash** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:36 am

Thanks for all the great pics.

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:42 am

Ever seen a Hammer Brand Congress?

James

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:51 am

James,
You have more nice old Hammer's than I have seen in one collection! Those are sweet. Yours are the first Hammer switchblades I have seen and the Congress...........

Don't tell me you have a Hammer Wharncliffe.

I don't know if Hammer even made a Wharncliffe, but if they did I would love to see one.

Where did you get so many Hammers? I haven't seen a lot of them. Even though they were not expensive knives, they are still fairly rare in this part of the country.

Great collection! Thanks for sharing.
Dale

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:06 am

Here is my first time I see a Schrade cell.

SCHRADE KNIFE- PROTOTYPE FOLDER - W. GARDINER
BLADE IS ENGRAVED SCHRADE CUTLERY CO., WALDEN, NY Item number: 290015834284

Gr8Scout · Post by **Gr8Scout** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:58 am

jfarmer... Thanks! Thanks for preserving those great old knives and thank you for showing them here.

Here's my issue (serial number 08) of the bfc/schrade forum annual knife by Frank G.

A display card for the Imperial Hammer shell handled toothpick fishing knives.

And a mint condition Schrade Cut Xmas tree celluloid 5" toothpick.

Phil

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:35 pm

Thanks for the nice comments guys. I have quite a few more old Hammers that I not taken pictures of yet. I got some of them from a friend up in Ohio. Others i got here and there. This one is a 5 inch toothpick with liner lock.

James

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:45 pm

Hey Phil, I was wondering when you would show up. I figured all these
toothpicks James was showing were bound to set off your toothpick homing beacon!

Ken, I looked up the completed auction for that Schrade. It looks like that was from the Schrade Factory Collection, or from Wally (?) Gardener's collection. I think he was the Pres. of Schrade at one point in time. It is a nice looking knife.

Well, my wife & I are driving to the coast to get some tuna for home canning. I will check in when I get back and see what other goodies you have posted.

Keep posting those Hammers,

Dale

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:21 pm

Nice knives and card Phil. Dale here is a 2 1/2 inch Hammer toothpick.

James

Gr8Scout · Post by **Gr8Scout** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:55 pm

Hiya Dale.
A few more shell handled Imperial and/or Hammers, 4 1/4" and 2 1/2". I just sold these to a collector of them.
Phil

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:48 pm

All pretty cool guys.

I'm gonna have to find one of those autos I guess.

Good to see you posting Phil.

Bill

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:01 pm

Another unusual colored switchblade.

James

knife-nut · Post by **knife-nut** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:33 pm

does anybody know where to get a repoduction display card? That Hammer brand card is Nice!

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:58 pm

knife-nut, I will try to get you a name and address for a card.

James

knife-nut · Post by **knife-nut** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:07 pm

Thank you. I've got one wall in my knife room covered with old displays like these. It is a challange to find oiginal knives to fill up the displays, but it gives you something to chase after.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:49 pm

El Lobo wrote:Scrim handles are "Ivory Delrin".....Schrade did use celluloid on some handles, but not for a long, long time...and not on any of those you mentioned.

Bill

(And a mint condition Schrade Cut Xmas tree celluloid 5" toothpick.)

Phil do you think your Schrade is a celluloid handle?

Gr8Scout · Post by **Gr8Scout** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:27 pm

Justold... It is for sure. This is an old Schade Cutlery Co knife. Made between 1904-1946. Unlike most of the toothpicks we're showing here today, it's solid bolster/solid handle.

Back to your original question: The Schrade Scrimshaws are all ivory colored delrin. Or pale yellow. But.... there is always an exception with Schrade. They made a set on contract for some company, maybe Bill remembers, where the Scrimshaw was done on Ivory Micarta. The artwork on those-- unlike the vast majority of Schrade Scrims, was not done by Frank Giorgianni. However, Frank did much needed touch-up work on those knives. The Special bfc/schrade forum scrims that Bill and I have showed off here is the last work to have been done by Frank. Each of ours was hand scrimmed by him, one at a time. Past issues of Schrade scrims (on delrin) were done off a hot-stamping process.

Fascinating thread! My third post today. Thanks to all of you posting pics.

Phil

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:37 pm

I seem to remember the story about the micarta handled knives as well, Phil. In fact, I went searching for it in the archives...but no joy.

That celluloid stuff sure is an unusual substance....

While researching it once upon a time, I learned two interesting (at least to me) facts...that fish scales were often used in the mix to make it glitter or shimmer...and that you could rig a small explosive using a couple of ping pong balls (made from celluloid as well).

Anyway, keep showing those nice old celluloid handles...you guys are enfuego...

Bill

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:44 pm

ping pong balls burn real good. imagine your knife around flame. there have been many fires due to cell in several knife factories.

JOE62 · Post by **JOE62** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:26 am

Here's a couple shell handled Imperial and Hammer.

All About Pocket Knives

Celluloid Handles

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