Old Knives with Rare Tang Stamps

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:24 pm

Challenge knives are not hard to find but ones with this tang stamp are.

olderdogs1 · Post by **olderdogs1** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:34 pm

Greats posts from everyone.

Dimitri, that stamp must be really rare on that old Challemge Jack knife. 1st time I and I would imagine others on here have seen it. Thanks for posting it.

Tom

olderdogs1 · Post by **olderdogs1** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:01 am

Here is another old one that dates in the late 1800's, a Binghamton Cutlery Co.

Tom

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:09 am

Case Mfg.Co.

olderdogs1 · Post by **olderdogs1** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:25 am

Beautiful stag on that one, Roger.
Super old knife with a super rare tang stamp.

Tom

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:55 pm

olderdogs1 wrote:that stamp must be really rare on that old Challenge Jack knife. 1st time I and I would imagine others on here have seen it. Thanks for posting it.

Thanks Tom!

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 11:19 pm

A BUNCH of neat old stamps in this thread, folks.

Here is one from a familiar old knife company - hope it fits in here.
A New York Knife Co. with the arched stamp. The bone handle is dry rotted.

Does anyone know the age of this rarely seen stamp?

Joe

Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:19 pm

I recently picked up a couple I hadn't previously heard of. First is a small pearl stamped Magnetic Cutlery Co. Germany. According to Levine's Guide this was a Philadelphia PA importer/wholesaler c1900-1932. Goins says most of their knives were made in Solingen by D. Peres.
Second is a small tortoise shell stamped Howes Cutlery Co. which was an importer c1900, apparently also made in Germany but not marked as such. If anyone knows anything else about these please advise.

These are good examples of "rare" doesn't necessarily mean "valuable "!

Ken

btrwtr · Post by **btrwtr** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:02 pm

Joe Dirt wrote:A BUNCH of neat old stamps in this thread, folks.

Here is one from a familiar old knife company - hope it fits in here.
A New York Knife Co. with the arched stamp. The bone handle is dry rotted.

Does anyone know the age of this rarely seen stamp?

Joe

I've seen and owned a few with that stamp and though not certain I always figured it to be a very early NYK stamp. I did have 2 tiny pearl handled knives 4 blade knives that were mint and beautifully made. One was a 4 blade congress not much over 2" closed. I don't recall ever seeing that stamp on a celluloid handle NYK so that helps some with dating. Best guess pre-1910 just going by what I have seen.

Wayne

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:50 pm

Thanks for your info, Wayne!

I thought it was a pretty early stamp... often wondered if it was pre Hammer Brand?
I have only seen one other bone handle knife with this stamp!

Joe

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:30 pm

Here's a nice little tux with great walk and talk in a turtle shell.

Union Knife Co. Naugatuck. ............... Naugatuck, Connecticut. Where Naugahyde was made actually.

olderdogs1 · Post by **olderdogs1** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:22 am

Sweet knife, I like that stamp. A lot of history there.

Tom

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:23 am

Platts Bros.Eldred, Pa.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:36 am

Here's a better pic of the tang stamp on the pen blade.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:40 am

Case & Sons.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:49 am

Little Valley Knife Assn. Little Valley NY.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:25 am

Thanks Tom.
Nice old NYK Joe.
Beautiful knives peanut, to say the least.

I hope some others jump in here. Cmon! Show us what ya got.

edge213 · Post by **edge213** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:51 pm

The stamp is to worn to see in the pictures.
Marshall
Field &Co
Germany
Official Price Guide to Collectors Knives says 1909-1923.
Marshall Field & Co. was a department store i Chicago. Any further info would be appreciated. I think the handles are buffalo horn.

olderdogs1 · Post by **olderdogs1** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 12:43 pm

Nice looking knife, the stamp s a new one for me, thanks for posting it.

Tom

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:17 pm

Looks like a "corn knife"

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:07 pm

Ken,as they say,one mans treasure is another man's trash,or something like that.If all we were looking for is commerce,we wouldn't appreciate these old treasures.

You and Joe have a couple of treasureable tuxedos. I have quite a few farmers jacks in that category.

Nice old stamp David,on a knife that didn't stay in a drawer.

Of course Roger has caught a live well full of unusual sunfish and Dimitri just opens another safe.

Here's a stamp I never heard of before,obviously made by Schrade(most likely early Schrade Cut Co).Bartlett MFG CO Detroit MICH

olderdogs1 · Post by **olderdogs1** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:26 pm

Nice one, Lyle ,
You have to love that peach seed bone, very distinctive!

Tom

edge213 · Post by **edge213** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:24 am

tjmurphy wrote:Looks like a "corn knife"

What's a corn knife?

tjmurphy · Post by **tjmurphy** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:44 am

Used to trim corns and probably callaus' from the feet

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:51 am

Old knife stamped H.M.MEIERS/ CHIPAWAY. Center A is taller. All Caps.

Harold

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