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smiling-knife
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Boxes?
Hi recent posts caused me to think about knife boxes. In particular, I wondered if anyone knows when the practice of packaging an individual knife in a box began? Very early boxes seem to be designed to contain 6 or 12 knives for shipment to the retailer or store display rather than for the customer to take home. s-k
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The book that I am writing contains a list of inventory that was transfered to Tidioute in 1896. That list mentions boxes for shipping knives. I think that a better question might be, when and who first thought to package a knife in a box for sale to an individual? 
I don't know that answer?
But I do know that Kiferbros will be looking for a long time for a KANE Cutlery Box. Just like I am looking for ever for a Smethport Cutlery Knife HUMMMMM sounds like a deal in the making. I wonder if I can counterfiet a cutlery box? Maybe break new ground in the counterfiet world? I wouldn't be surprised if someone hasn't already done it.
I don't know that answer?But I do know that Kiferbros will be looking for a long time for a KANE Cutlery Box. Just like I am looking for ever for a Smethport Cutlery Knife HUMMMMM sounds like a deal in the making. I wonder if I can counterfiet a cutlery box? Maybe break new ground in the counterfiet world? I wouldn't be surprised if someone hasn't already done it.
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Author of "Great Eastern Cutlery: An American Tradition, The History of the Northfield & Tidioute Brands" & "Tidioute: A Town With an Edge" “The Chronicles of Cooper Cutlery”
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knifeaholic
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Re: Boxes?
I know that for most of the old-line American knife companies it was a mixed bag....Case, Queen, and Camillus used "six to a box" packaging until the mid 1980's, except for higher end knives.smiling-knife wrote:Hi recent posts caused me to think about knife boxes. In particular, I wondered if anyone knows when the practice of packaging an individual knife in a box began? Very early boxes seem to be designed to contain 6 or 12 knives for shipment to the retailer or store display rather than for the customer to take home.
Schrade, Western, and Kabar made the transition to individual boxes before that, in about the late 60's. Buck being a newcomer to slipjoints I believe always used individual boxes.
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Kiferbros
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I don't know
I don't know 
I have only seen one smethport(that I have ) and one kane box( that a certain someone has 
) that would be a hard decision if I ever had to make it but I like the knife better at least for the moment. 
... more parts to play with and look at.
I'll bet someone somewhere has already tried to counterfit a box...there are not alot of references to compare to so how would someone know
just bember if looks to good to be true it usually is
I have only seen one smethport(that I have ) and one kane box( that a certain someone has ) that would be a hard decision if I ever had to make it but I like the knife better at least for the moment. ... more parts to play with and look at. I'll bet someone somewhere has already tried to counterfit a box...there are not alot of references to compare to so how would someone know
just bember if looks to good to be true it usually is