* CLOSED Johnnie Fain Estate Auction- Schatt & Morgan

[orvet]

Last year, in March 2009, AAPK lost a friend and Moderator Johnnie Fain (jonet147).
Johnnie passed away unexpectedly. I am helping Johnnie’s widow Annettee by auctioning off many knives and books from Johnnie’s collection. AAPK members have been most generous in helping Annettee by bidding liberally in these auctions. Any member of AAPK can bid on these knives.


This auction is for a Schatt & Morgan Harness Jack

MAKER: Schatt & Morgan
PATTERN: Harness Jack
BLADE: Spear & punch
CLOSED LENGTH: 3-3/8 inches
HANDLES: Jigged bone
FRONT TANG STAMP: S & M/TITUSVILLE/PA.
REAR TANG STAMP: QUEEN CUT. CO./TITUSVILLE, PA.
CONDITION: New in box
DAMAGE: None
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
BLADE WEAR: None
BLADE ETCH: 1 of 75
SNAP: Very Strong
ADDITIONAL INFO: An excellent addition to any Harness Jack collection.

This auction will end at 12 Noon, Pacific Daylight Time, Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 if there have been no bids within 2 hours of that time. If there have been bids, the auction will continue until such time as there are no bids for 2 consecutive hours.
At that time the high bidder will be declared the winner.
Payment is to be by money order. Upon receipt of payment the knife will be shipped.

The payment price will be the winning bid plus $9.00 for shipping via Priority Mail with insurance and delivery confirmation.
The knife will be well packaged to prevent damage.

Feel free to PM or email me with any questions.

Thank you and happy bidding,
Dale

NOTE: I will combine shipping for those who win more than one item.

[BigDonDon]

I bid $35.

Don Franklin

[Classic Case]

I'll go 45.

[rigwelder]

$55.00

[BIGHEAD]

$60

[Owd Wullie]

65.00

[BigDonDon]

Dale,

Would you please post a photo of the box end? Also would you call the handle color "crimson" or "amber".
Thanks,

Don Franklin

[boggs]

Don...

I'm betting the lighting was off and it's really Goldenroot..I'll raise the last bid to $75.00

[orvet]

I don't have the booth set up at the moment, but it says:
#69 Harness Jack/Goldenroot

However:
I want to post this disclaimer on this particular knife.
Annettee sent me about 10 empty boxes that she didn't have knives for & thought I might find the knives for them in future auctions lots or perhaps in the past auctions.
This S&M is the only one that I have matched up so far, & I am not real familiar with them, so I am not 100% sure. However it does look like Culpepper's Goldenroot bone to me.

I am attaching a scan of the knife.
Perhaps it will help. The color is usually better in the scan for some reason.

Dale

[BigDonDon]

I bid $90.00

Don Franklin

[boggs]

I'll up my bid to $120.00

[upnorth]

I sold that knife to Johnnie. It's one of my SFOs. It's Goldenroot, so the correct box, and was my fastest seller, hands down.
Saddlers like the thin/sharp punch. It will make the smallest holes of all the punches, but still cut a big one for your belt or for lacing.
All 1095 steel, so will sharpen well and develop a patina. If I hadn't kept one, I'd be bidding!!
Charlie

[BigDonDon]

Hey Charlie,

I've got a couple I bought from you and I'm still bidding.

I bid $130.00

Don Franklin

[boggs]

Don..

I'd like to make this more fun for you..though today I'll bow out at my last bid..and happy bidding to all

[orvet]

It is now past 12 Noon Pacific Standard Time, Wednesday, January 06, 2010
There have been no bids within 2 hours of the close time, therefore:

THE AUCTION IS NOW CLOSED

The winning bid is $130
Winning Bidder is BigDonDon

Congratulations Don, this is a nice one!

I will be emailing or PMing all winners with a total of their winnings and payment instructions.
If you are bidding on the book auctions also or intend to, please let me know & I will hold the knife to ship with the book(s).
Thank you for participating in these auctions to honor Johnnie's memory and to help his widow.

Dale

[upnorth]

Hey Charlie,

I've got a couple I bought from you and I'm still bidding.

I bid $130.00

Don Franklin

Gee, Don, why didn't you pay ME that much, huh???

Nice going - you'll love it!!