Historic Photos

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:30 pm

Well SK enlightened us with some great pics and history lesson which gave me an idea to share a few vintage Cutlery photos...Some of you may have seen these before..

Sunburst

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:35 pm

most excellent. i like the dog leg warmer!

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:14 pm

A few more...

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:07 am

Very cool stuff Sunburst.

Like that old stuff, interesting the ways they use to make a knife.

Perry

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:01 am

Very good.........thanks for sharing!

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:25 am

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just looking at those old photos sends chills up and down my spine.If we only had time machines!

Duffy · Post by **Duffy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:18 am

I wish they still made knives like that these days. About all you get now days is a shield with a name on it (just pick one) and some pretty handles on a frame. Pretty just doesn't do it for me, I want quality. You can count on your fingers how many USA knife making companys take any interest in quality. They are more into quantity. I guess good fit and finish as well as good steel can't be mass produced on todays knives.

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:35 am

Very interesting sunburst

I like those old photos. Thanks.

s-k

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:37 pm

Nice pictures!!!! Where did you get the Cattaraugus post card??

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:33 pm

I like this one. Taken in 1911, it portrays all of the Jos Rodgers & Sons workers with at least 50 years service. These chaps made a few knives in their time.

s-k

tank · Post by **tank** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:56 pm

Great pictures Ralph and Steve. It's wonderful to peer back into the history of our hobby.

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:04 pm

I was looking back at Bill Moran's shop pictures and I couldn't help but notice the only fire is in the fireplace; I wonder if this was his forge as well? I think I see a blower on the fireplace, lower left in the picture.

Ringmaster · Post by **Ringmaster** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:21 pm

That was his forge, yessir.

Constructed of limestone slabs. Located properly, in the shop, the old meister studied and knew more than we'll ever know. I always, still do, thought it was curious, that the fire was built so low, he had to bend over, to work in the fire.

A personal email to Jerry Fisk, or some of the other Master Smith's, might take a while to respond - but they can give you a world of info about his shop and production/skills, etc.

If possible, attend a Hammer-In, at Old Washington sometime. Mr. Moran's spirit is VERY much alive, still. Gosh, I wish I had kept the personal correspodence I got from him, years ago !

Later, but not much,

JR

Duffy · Post by **Duffy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:09 pm

Very interesting pictures S-K. I noticed in the picture that shows the table of names of workers with over 50 years of service, the #6 name of James Platts. Anyone know if there is any relation to H. Platts that was with W.R. Case for a while?

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:06 am

I spent the evening looking through old stereo view cards that would interest 3 rd. graders visiting the old schoolhouse.

I thought these two would be of interest here.

Fran

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:11 am

great stuff, fran!

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:49 am

Yes... great photos Fran

. Thanks

s-k

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:05 pm

Those are fantastic Fran

I hope you don't mind if I save them to my picture files for cataloging..

Thank you also for the information sheet, I learned that cow elephants have a finer grade of ivory than the bulls..Cool...

Sunburst

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:31 pm

galvanic1882 wrote:Nice pictures!!!! Where did you get the Cattaraugus post card??

Ahhhhh...Mmmmm

oh yeah it came in the mailbox, yeah that's it the mailbox..Then my dog ate it...

Sunburst

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:00 pm

Here's a few more recent ones from the Queen factory..

And a couple recent pics from Case

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:07 pm

Very nice sunburst

Here are two more from Rodgers early 1900s. The stag and ivory stores.

s-k

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:29 pm

Those are incredible pictures SK, can you imagine walking into those rooms and letting your senses be bombarded by the exotic odors and your eyes overloaded with the ivory and stag pieces in there...

I thought this was interesting...

The above is a photgraph of Mr. Holden, one of the workmen of the Walden Knife Company, who for over thirty years (* in 1908) has been forging by hand the blades for our KEEN KUTTER Pocket Knives. Mr. Holden is now 72 years of age, and has spent his entire life in the namufacture of Pocket Knives, having learned the trade directly from his father, and after learning the trade, has spent a number of years in the factories of Jospeh Rodgers and Sons, and Geo. Wostenholm and Son, Sheffield, England. He is a man of artistic temperament in many ways, thoroughly honorable in every respect and absolutely loyal to his faith in the superiority of KEEN KUTTER Hand Forged Pocket Knives over all other brands. He fairly represents the type of English workmen by who mearly every number of our entire line of KEEN KUTTER Pocket Knives is made.

Sunburst

Archer · Post by **Archer** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:36 pm

Great photographs, I could get lost in these pics all day long. Thanks keep em going,

nifbuf · Post by **nifbuf** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:59 pm

Schatt & Morgan baseball team

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:41 pm

NICE,

Singin