Old Case, Bradford office knife

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Owd Wullie
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Old Case, Bradford office knife

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Here's the other knife I picked up in MO last week. Nothing really special just a well used old Case. Snap on the main blade is gone and the blade is worn. I thought it would come back some if I oiled it. I was wrong. :roll:
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Nice old Knife, Wullie.
If knives could talk I'm sure this one would have some stories. ::nod::
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Reckon why all those "Office Knives" and "Corn Knives" were handled in French Ivory (Faux Ivory)? Anybody got a guess?
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Knice old knife. The scales on office and corn knives were originally real ivory so faux ivory was a less expensive substitute while still maintaining the traditional style. :D s-k
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Well now, that makes sense. Thanx.
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Great old find Wullie, I was just checking the old Case office knives out yesterday in one of my books.
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