Slightly Unusual Spring?

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:54 pm

The outside of the spring on this little mop pen knife doubles as a nail file. Many knives have file attachments, but this is the first I have seen quite like this one. Is this unusual?

s-k

p.s. not Wostenholm. Just downloaded photos to that folder. The only mark is Hart Brighton. Must be a merchant/retailer name.

Just thought this might be more appropriate for Q & A. Please move if so.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:57 pm

That is a very nice little beauty S/K.

Bill

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:17 pm

I think thats a KOOL idea.

Just do NOT let MM see this he will build one like it.

Bet he will put this on his next Swiss Army Knife.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:21 pm

too ;late Ken, I done seen it

. Kinda unique. I think I saw the world smallest splitback whittler last night at an auction it was only about 2" long at most, looked alot like this knife SK has shown us, only it was german made and the pearl was busted up, and two of the blades were gone

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:50 am

That's very nice SK when was that knife made??? It sure seems to be a very original idea...

Thanks for sharing that jewel..

Sunburst

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:02 am

A nice way to add a file without adding another blade.

Dale

9ball · Post by **9ball** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:51 pm

Good morning Smiling-Knife

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That is a little oddball, I have never seen that before. Nice knife.

9ball

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:28 pm

Good morning all. Thanks for the responses

. I don't know all that much about this one other than it looked a little unusual. I need to spend some time investigating the markings. Anyone have anything on Hart Brighton? Not a maker but likely a merchant's name.

s-k

Gr8Scout · Post by **Gr8Scout** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:12 pm

I really appreciate those classy little Pearls. Nice knife!
Phil

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:18 pm

Levine #4 lists a Brighton Cutlery Works, Germany, c 1900? & Goins gives the dates of 1900-1930.
Levine also lists a Hart Cutlery Co. He says some were made by Camillus & some were made in Germany, c 1920. Goins lists Hart's dates as 1900-1920.

Possibly a knife made by Brighton for Hart, hence the Hart Brighton???? The dates the two companies were in business would match, but this is totally a guess, but there isn't much to go on in either Levine or Goins.

Dale

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:14 pm

Thanks for the information Dale. That's an interesting hypothesis

.. I was not thinking German-made. I'll try to follow some of those leads and let everyone know if anything develops. Thanks for the compliments Phil & 9ball

s-k