Do you have ELECTRIC?

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Do you have ELECTRIC?

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If you do, turn the lights on and share! :lol:

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NICE !!!! REALLY NICE!!! I like em.
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Thanks! The whittler is my favorite out of the bunch. It is 3 3/8" long & I believe it's Ivory.

Here's a little pearl that I cropped out of a picture I already posted under the Mother of Pearl thread.

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Those a NICE ones!! ::tu::
I just noticed that your jack has a different style tang stamp than all the rest of 'em, mine included. INTERESTING.

That electric stuff works as long as you send the power company a check every month. LOL

Here's my two (batteries not required.) ::tounge::
A little MOP congress
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And a short bladed BIG congress
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Now that's putting out the volts! The scales on the big congress are very handsome. The curved bar shield is standout!
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The Ivory Whittler & the little MOP that I have just have the curved Electric stamping. The EO Jack is marked is marked Walden, NY.

I wonder, if the two without NY on them, indicate that they were made during the Friedmann & Lauterjung years?
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Mike started a thread on Electric and has posted some nice ones.

I posted a razor or two.

Check it out.


http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 35&t=13243
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Miller Bro`s wrote:Mike started a thread on Electric and has posted some nice ones.

I posted a razor or two.

Check it out.


http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 35&t=13243
Oh my my!! Oh HELL yes!! Honey put on that party dress!! ::ds::

I forgot about those beauties!!
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Calm down now Willie, your gonna blow a gasket!! :P :lol: :lol:
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Miller Bro`s wrote:Mike started a thread on Electric and has posted some nice ones.

I posted a razor or two.

Check it out.


http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 35&t=13243
Thanks for the link! Wonderful stuff!!!
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There's several on ebay right now, here's a couple of the recent listings. Eric

http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRIC-CUTLERY-PO ... 19bf514ad7

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-Cutlery-Co ... 4aa477d8c6
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Here is an Electric from Walden that has me puzzled. The bone looks like NYK, the knife is very clean Inside and out (not cleaned). The blades are full with no sign of wear. The knife shows no sign of any pocket wear. The blades show some signs of rust removal. It just looks too new. I bought it from an experienced collector for a very good price, could it be a fake? Cannot find the rivet in the shield, but can see it on the inside. I want your opinons. Don't worry about my feelings, I just want information
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The knife is good, a nice one. Electric Walden and Wallkill River Works were both secondary brands of the New York Knife Co. You can find examples of all three brands in similar patterns and the bone looks alike. Eric
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How about this one?
It seems weird that this knife would have these handles..
Both blades are stamped electric cut co,walden,ny
Pin looks to have been replaced maybe.... but it's tight and
opens and close with a snap.
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Fresh from the flea market this morning. Tang stamp reads Electric Cut. Co. Walden, NY. Very strong snap on both blades I'm not sure when this knife is from, 1920s? Does anyone have any background on this company?
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Nice one Mike, a real SUPER keeper. ::tu:: I don't know that we even have that kind of stuff in my area.
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Thank you Tom. I'm glad you saw the post, Your name came to mind when I was checking it out at the flea market. I knew it was your kind of knife. ::nod::
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Boy, I'd say Mike. There's just something about that old bone that they just can't duplicate today. I've got a couple of those old jigged bone handled knives and I look them over all the time. I guess I'll always be an "old knife" junkie.
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Here's one I got for 8 bucks at an antigue store. Still has great snap, half-stops, and you gotta love match-striker pulls. This one is like the one posted by Cattaraugus57. Slim.
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::hmm:: I must be seeing double it looks like two different knives ::doh:: :lol:
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Great snag Slim, congratulations! ::tu:: 8 dollars? ::ds::

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Sorry Miller Bros... Good eye! Top knife is a Continental. Shouda previewed first. Just learnin how to attach. Here's the one I meant to attach.
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They are both nice Slim ::tu::

That Continental looks clean ::drool::
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That Continental is very nice!
I hope you know who made it. :wink:
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Charlie I'm not sure who actually made that Continental. The stamp is a curved CONTINENTAL, N.Y. in the middle and CUTLERY CO. at bottom. The jigging looks like Schrade to me. Slim.
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