Platts Brothers

[ScoutKnives]

Picked up this early Platts Brothers Andover NY knife .
The only research on it that I can find is that it was made from 1907-09 ? Knife measures 3 5/8" closed , very snappy .
Is this company Case related ?
Is it a rare tang stamp ?
What pattern is it ?
Thanks in advance .

[djknife13]

Levine calls that a curved regular jack and both the pattern and the name I would consider rare. Platts were related to Case by marriage and worked together for a while. That is really a great knife and looks to be in nice shape.

[steve99f]

What a great looking knife! Love the jigging on the bone.

[ScoutKnives]

Thank you for the info and replies , it's a great old jack knife .

[FRJ]

Beautiful little knife, ScoutKnives.

Here's a little Platts boys knife from Northfield.

[edge213]

Those are both good looking knives.

[Mumbleypeg]

Picked up this early Platts Brothers Andover NY knife .

Is this company Case related ?

Here ya go: http://www.smethporthistory.org/eldred/ ... sbook.html

Harvey Platts eventually moved to Colorado and founded Western Cutlery.

Ken

[peanut740]

Harvey was at WR Case when his brothers were doing there thing at Andover.Harvey left Case a couple years later and went west. Clay Jordan took over the Andover operation and made Clay Cutlery Andover for a few years.

[ScoutKnives]

Thanks again for all the replies fellas .