Knives Made Before The Year 1960

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Montgomery Ward & Co.Chicago.Etched Hunters Favorite,likely made by Northfield.
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Wedgeway Cutlery Co.,made by Camillus.
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Cattaraugus.Etched"E.Wecks Best,Hand Forged Warranted"
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Ulster Knife Co.N.Y.,etched "The True Mountaineer"
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Utica Cutlery Co.Utica NY.
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Wow Roger !

Beautiful examples, each and every one (as usual)
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Roger those are outstanding! Are they recent acquisitions?

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No Ken,I haven`t found one to add to the roll for some time.......But I`m always looking :wink:
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Roger - Those knives are what I would call a piece of "Hunter & Etch" heaven ::tu:: :D ....
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Roger, what an incredible bunch of folding hunters!! Thanks for showing them ::tu::
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Thanks guys,I do love the hunt! ::drool::
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LongBlade wrote:Thanks Bill ::tu:: ::handshake:: ...

Dimitri - Somehow I don't mind the patina and stains when the blades are full, snap & are tight and the handle covers are in decent shape - of course always nice to find it as a properly stored "sleeper" with just a sweet gray patina but that doesn't happen all that often - and I'm not telling you anything you didn't know long before me :wink: ...

BTW Dimitri - I know you're not out of knives but I imagine like me it is a matter of more photos and accordingly time - I can relate :wink:

But speaking of jigged bone harness jacks - here's a Waterville Harness Jack with jigged bone - no doubt also used but not terribly abused :) ...

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I really need to buy a camera, I haven't taken a picture of my knives in three years! ::uc::

That's a fine Waterville Harness Jack ! ::drool::
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FRJ wrote:What a bunch of fine old knives from all you guys. Really a pleasure to look at.

Here's some of mine.
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So glad to see you posting pictures of your fine old knives! I hope there are more to come ::tu:: :D
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LongBlade wrote:Thanks Roger - and some more stunners from you - here come the etches ::tu:: 8) !!
Love those Waterville's Lee!!! :D
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Roger, outstanding collection of old folding hunters! ::drool:: ::drool:: :shock:
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Thank you, Dimitri. ::tu::

Did you mention Waterville?
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Thanks MB,I appreciate it. ::handshake::
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Nice Joe especially the handles!!!
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Beautiful and exceptional wharncliffe folder Joe! I agree those jigged bone handles are exceptional! They look, especially the mark side, to have been carved out of caramel—really pretty ::tu::
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Roger - Those are all lovely hunters ::tu:: ::tu:: ... the etch puts them over the top :D

Thanks Dimitri ::tu:: ::tu:: ... I have a soft spot for the Watervilles ::nod::.... We need to get a camera in your hands :lol: :lol: ...

and speaking of Watervilles - I guess Joe heard us :lol: :lol:

Joe - Great looking Waterville Wharncliffe ::tu:: ::tu:: - but my favorite Waterville of yours is that old whittler with the sheepsfoot master (if I remember right) but I clearly remember the blades had a few different Waterville stamps and long pulls through the tang ::ds:: I know you first showed it 2-3 years ago ::nod::
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Joe,that is a dandy! ::tu::
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Joe, great knife! They are hard to find with full blades ::nod::

Lee, I am looking to buy a camera but I am undecided on which one. I want something that takes great close up pictures ::shrug::

Here's a Waterville I do have a picture of.....
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Fantastic array of old knives from Dimitri, Lee, Roger and Joe! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::

Mine have all been previously posted over the years, but are some of them.
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Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett, Landers Frary and Clark, and a couple of Ulsters.
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Camillus, Challenge and Cattaraugus.
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