"Celebrated"?

[XX Case XX]

I've seen many knives that contain the word "celebrated" in the description. Some of those knives have blade embellishments on them so I figured they were "celebrating" or "memorializing" the event/person on the blade.

I do, however, also see that same celebrated word in the descriptions of knives that do not have blade embellishment.

So here's the question: What, exactly, are we supposed to be celebrating?

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Mike

[Railsplitter]

I've seen some Frank Buster Fightin' Rooster knives with that word on the tang stamps. I don't know what it meant at the time but nowadays it can be used to date the knives because the word was only used during a certain time frame.

[Doc B]

[steve99f]

It's old style marketing from a more genteel time. Now it would be zombie something.

[Mumbleypeg]

From the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary:

FAMOUS, RENOWNED, CELEBRATED, NOTED, NOTORIOUS, DISTINGUISHED, EMINENT, ILLUSTRIOUS mean known far and wide.

Ken

[tongueriver]

"As seen on TV!"

"But wait! There's more!"

"New and Improved!"

[btrwtr]

Old English cutlery brands in particular were keen to use the word "celebrated" in the stamps of knives and razors. The use on modern cutlery is a carryover from this use. It wasn't too long after I started collecting that I realized the English were propense to celebrate most anything.

[orvet]

It wasn't too long after I started collecting that I realized the English were propense to celebrate most anything.

I might join them in their celebration but who can stand a gin and tonic?

[tongueriver]

It wasn't too long after I started collecting that I realized the English were propense to celebrate most anything.

I might join them in their celebration but who can stand a gin and tonic?

I can. And I can drink warm yard* beer, too, after I wipe the fishing crud off the top of the can. One lives on the prairie; one adapts.

*yard= that which you offer to guests whilst reserving the good stuff for yourself.

[knifeaholic]

Generally the term "Celebrated" was used to mean "Highly Regarded by The Public".

[XX Case XX]

Thanks for all the replies. It makes sense now.

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Mike

[FRJ]

Thanks for all the replies. It makes sense now. Mike

Even the beer can?

[XX Case XX]

Even the beer can?

Even the Beer can.

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Mike

[alabama]

not sure-I think frank buster put celebrated on his knives when his kid was born....

[JohnR]

Generally the term "Celebrated" was used to mean "Highly Regarded by The Public".

This is what I understand, it seemed to be in common use pre 1900, don't see it as much after then. Most of the British makers did seem to save the designation for their better knives.

[eveled]

If used in that context celebrated is Like saying “world re-nowned”.

Both are outdated. Both mean more or less the same. Now we would say “world famous” I suppose.

Good question great responses. Ed