history please, camillus timber scriber

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:59 am

can anybody tell me about this timber scriber or rase knife? date range?
4 line camillus cutlery stamp, opposite is 1007

camillus
cutlery co.
camillus, n.y.
u.s.a.

reverse

1007

W5RWU · Post by **W5RWU** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:53 am

johnnie you bent the blade[haha]
Randy

CAMCO · Post by **CAMCO** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:15 am

This timber scribe was made before WWII. I do not have much info on timber scribes but I have seen the sketch for this version in the pattern books and it is probably from the 1920's or 1930's.

Tom Williams

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:19 am

thanks tom, info much appreciated.

hey randy, you mean i should'nt try to open a paint can with it?

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:14 am

W5RWU wrote:johnnie you bent the blade[haha]
Randy

That' funny...Where in the world did you pick that up at Johnnie, I've never seen that style in any of my books before...

Sunburst

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:46 am

hey sunburst. got it on ebay. they were used in the early days to mark wood crates for adresses, etc. and i understand they were used to e"rase" the previous markings on crates to recycle them. also used in wine keg marking. ship builders used them to mark the waterline as well.