Case toothpicks

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Does anyone here have a lot of toothpick knives in their collection? I have a nice one I would trade for another Case knife. I am not a big fan of them , only because they are so small, but they are a very nice knife.
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Oldredbone I assume you are referring to the small toothpicks.I do collect the older large toothpicks. If you have some of those let me know.
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You are right, I am referring to the small, 3" newer ones. Honestly, I was not aware of the larger older ones.please post a pic, I would love to see some, and how old are they?
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This is a picture of a green bone Case Tested XX 61098 large toothpick. This knife dates from between 1920 and 1940 (Tested XX). I don't believe Case made the 098 pattern after the Tested era. The 098 pattern is 5 1/2 inches closed and came in bone like this one and in a variety of composite (colored) handles. There is also a 5 inch 093 toothpick that was made during a wider period of time with a comparable variety of handle materials.
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Wow , that is a beautiful knife. A real piece of craftsmanship. Thank you for the pic
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Your knives amaze me Jerry!!!!!! Very nice
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Oldredbone here are mine all 61093 from different eras.
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Greg, beautiful group of toothpicks ::tu::

OldRed and Keith, thanks for the kind words on the 098. While the toothpick pattern is not one that I collect, I do collect on condition at times. This knife is one I picked up based on the condition.

In addition to the 093 and 098 that have been shown, there are some other old renditions of the toothpick pattern:
- 094 at 4 1/4" and a little beefier appearance
- 095 at 5" which looks pretty comparable to the 093
- 096 at 3 1/8" which is probably comparable to the current tiny toothpick
- 097 at 5" which has the toothpick blade, but comes with leg knife handles

It would be pretty cool (to me) to see a group with examples of all of these included side-by-side.
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Greg yours are pretty easy on the eyeballs too. The middle one? that stamp is new to me, very cool with the fish scaler and lockback?
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espn77 wrote:Greg yours are pretty easy on the eyeballs too. The middle one? that stamp is new to me, very cool with the fish scaler and lockback?
That one is a little bit of an enigma. It should have a second blade , the hook disgorger but there are no signs of the knife being apart. All original Case parts but it should be a 62093F but that's the way I got it and it looks pretty cool so I ain't throwing it out.
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here a fun ole greenbone Tested with liner lock . ..
ive NO idea what pattern number she be

HET
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That's pretty cool too Dave. Like the can opener
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Coincidentally, a couple of the other toothpick patterns showed up on eBay this week.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232150129126

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232150136661
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Here are some oldies!!
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Wow! That is a nice pair. I have never seen a Standard before. That's got to be a rare one.
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What an impressive bunch of tooth picks.
Great knives and lots of additional information. ::tu:: (that I didn't know)

Here's my 93 .....
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