Morley Wrench knife

[galvanic1882]

I just picked this up in a group of knives. It is marked on the main blade WH MORLEY & SONS under that I think is Germany but I can't see it, it is blocked by the frame. I have seen these before but never owned one. It is stated in Levine's that Kastor of Camillus had them imported here. It is one sturdy knife that for sure. It is 4 1/2" closed. There is patina on the blades and bolsters and the bone is some of the nicest I have seen on a knife. If anyone has more info on these type of knives please post it?

[Iron Hoarder]

Austrian according to the WH Morley knife I had.

[philco]

Here's what Blade's Guide to Knives and Their Values says about the Morley Plier Knife:

"The imported Morley plier knife was made for and sold by an American firm. Marked W.H.Morley & Sons/Germany, it was imported by Adolph Kastor & Bros. of New York, owners since 1902 of Camillus Cutlery Co.
The Morley knife has brown, jigged-bone handles. The blades are a spear and a pen. The plier handle has a screwdriver tip and is held shut by the bail.
The knife probably dates from the mid-1920s. Its value is $275-325 in excellent condition."

Phil

[FRJ]

Mike, here is W. H. Morley congress that I have.
Does your Wrench knife have the flower design on it?

[RobesonsRme.com]

It's a four leaf clover, denoting the four Kastor Brothers.

Beautiful knives.

I saw a plier knife like that on Ebay a year or so back.

Charlie Noyes

[knifegirl888]

Mike,

That looks like a knife anyone would be proud to have in a collection! Really neat!!

Kathy