Farmer's Jacks

[doglegg]

I found this interesting cut about my Wilbert farmer jack. It says Sears are the initiators ( " An entirely new pattern of our own design") of the modified versions I named rooster combs ( after the term used around this way for all farmer jacks ). This cut came from " The Best of Sears Collectibles, 1905-1910".

It's Camillus contract unless Camillus copied this Wilbert for their patterns.That would put Camillus Cutlery Co. in it's infancy.

Cool to see the knife and add together.

[wlf]

I found this interesting cut about my Wilbert farmer jack. It says Sears are the initiators ( " An entirely new pattern of our own design") of the modified versions I named rooster combs ( after the term used around this way for all farmer jacks ). This cut came from " The Best of Sears Collectibles, 1905-1910".

It's Camillus contract unless Camillus copied this Wilbert for their patterns.That would put Camillus Cutlery Co. in it's infancy.

EDIT TO THIS POST:
Mine is Camillus contract. Did Camillus copy this Wilbert for their patterns? That would put Camillus Cutlery Co. in its infancy and some examples are shown earlier.
I edited this post after a closer look at the cut's budding blade design with the straight spline as opposed to my examples . I'd like to see a Wilbert farmer jack with the straight spline.

[wlf]

In regards to the above topic , I think , as has been mentioned , Sears was marketing . It could have been in conjunction with Camillus ,I don't know.

New material is a Wostenholm black composition faux stag for Michells Seeds with the others stamped or etched by the same firm.

[1967redrider]

Sweet trio and great information, Lyle.

[doglegg]

Sweet trio and great information, Lyle.

[wlf]

I've added a couple of new ones by subtraction of a really nice one.
J S Holler Adolph Blaich San Francisco

W G Whiting Manchester. Sheffield made for this high end department store.

Most likely closely related to this Clements farmers whittler with it below ( another high end Department store).

[doglegg]

Wow, Lyle, stunning knives! I bet quite rare as well. What a focused and wonderful collection you have.

[wlf]

Thanks Floyd.
We don't get much traffic here anymore. I guess all I don't have are in hiding.
I guess I'll try digging up another.

[Waukonda]

Great post of some astounding knives, Lyle!

[1967redrider]

Lyle's got them.

[wlf]

Thanks my friends John and Ike.. If you guys come upon any regardless of condition ,please let me know.
John located one of my early absolute favorites a long while back.I had been on it's trail for a while and John spotted it .

[1967redrider]

Thanks my friends John and Ike.. If you guys come upon any regardless of condition ,please let me know.
John located one of my early absolute favorites a long while back.I had been on it's trail for a while and John spotted it .

I always keep an eye out. Shenandoah Valley show will be coming up soon.

[Waukonda]

Thanks my friends John and Ike.. If you guys come upon any regardless of condition ,please let me know.

I always keep an eye out. Shenandoah Valley show will be coming up soon.

I never see any. If I ask around at knife shows, guys always tell me that some old bricklayer out in the Mountain State has taken 99.99% of them out of circulation!

[1967redrider]

Thanks my friends John and Ike.. If you guys come upon any regardless of condition ,please let me know.

I always keep an eye out. Shenandoah Valley show will be coming up soon.

I never see any. If I ask around at knife shows, guys always tell me that some old bricklayer out in the Mountain State has taken 99.99% of them out of circulation!

And that's the truth!

[wlf]

As Charlie Noyes said, I've found my bailiwick. I had to look that word up to make sure what it exactly meant. I kinda knew the context.

I started out thinking with their scarceness, I wouldn't have to invest so much , being a poor bricklayer from the mountain state. I found out if you get a little serious ,you can spend regardless.

[ScoutKnives]

Great knives as always Lyle !
I definitely can relate to your compassion

Mike

[wlf]

Great knives as always Lyle !
I definitely can relate to your compassion

Mike

We married the one we fell in love with , as it should be.

[thegreedygulo]

NICE bunch of Roosters you've gathered up Lyle!

[wlf]

Thanks Roger. I went down a rabbit hole that you helped influence . I just lost three 2009 Queen farmers jacks , that I have already , because I didn't do some reattach to eBay.

[danno50]

I just looked at your complete collection in the collections thread started by Rookie. Wow, Lyle, amazing collection!

[wlf]

Thanks Dan.
I saw this catalog cut over 11 years ago and have been looking for this Wostenholm blade combination ever since. Until now I have never seen a "live" example. Thanks Mike for contacting me.

c 1930 Wostenholm "Amateur Gardener" flat sided blades and budding spud blade.

[wlf]

This is not a farmers jack, but what I called a farmers whittler.
It is known in reality by the name given it for a UK horticulturalist and architect named Joseph Paxton, who designed the Crystal Palace of The Great Industrial Exhibition of Nations in 1851. I have only seen Joseph Rogers examples of this pattern, but this being a high end retailers knife it could be made by others.

A J W Wood example that someone tried to "shine up" unfortunately. Still a cool knife probably ,but not surely , Joseph Rodgers made. I've seen two and both were Rodgers. Checkered horn , 4 9/16" big knife . It's almost a gunstock frame that has a slight congress-like bow.

A Paxsons Knife and the Crystal Palace

[doglegg]

This is not a farmers jack, but what I called a farmers whittler.
It is known in reality by the name given it for a UK horticulturalist and architect named Joseph Paxton, who designed the Crystal Palace of The Great Industrial Exhibition of Nations in 1851. I have only seen Joseph Rogers examples of this pattern, but this being a high end retailers knife it could be made by others.
A J W Wood example that some tried to "shine up" unfortunately. Still a cool knife probably but not surely Joseph Rodgers made. I've seen two and both were Rodgers.

A Paxsons Knife and the Crystal Palace

Wowsers!! A Farmer's Whittler!! Amazing!!

[Ripster]

Lyle, some very very nice knives and pics of the palace . the catalog page regarding the Amateur Gardener knife and the knife itself , very nice Sir !

[Colonel26]

Wow! A farmer’s whittler? Who’d a thunk it?

I have never seen a farmer’s jack in the wild. I’d like to though.