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The Remington Corporation and the knives that they built have influenced the U.S. cutlery industry more than nearly any other manufacturer. From the time America was settled, to the end of WWI, American knife companies struggled to compete with Britain and German imports, but events that occurred during and after the First World War led to a great change in this phenomenon. Unprecedented opportunities arose, and Remington stepped up to seize the moment. In the process, they created some of today's most prized collectables. In an ironic twist, the next World War played the greatest role in ending the company’s domination of the industry.
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RalphAlsip wrote:Keith, were you lucky to have the built-in niche already available or did you have to do some carpentry work? It looks perfectly sized for the cases you put into it.
That was exactly how it was. I couldn't believe how perfectly they fit.
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Looks real good Kieth.
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A lot of history there Keith. Looking good!
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Couple more displays finished.
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btrwtr wrote:A lot of history there Keith. Looking good!
Thanks Wayne. Of all the knives and stuff I have. I think that big wooden knife is the coolest think I have. ::handshake::
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espn77 wrote:
peanut740 wrote:Wonder if it may have contributed to why Keith is DE-VORCED. ::poke:: Surely not. ::handshake::
Lmaooooo. Got yourself some jokes. I know the last one wasn't very impressed with the collection.
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Big oops on my part, wasn’t aware of the break-up.
I also got divorced because of my collecting issues. Fortunately I got to keep everything as well. The new wife is also a collector, so we have a healthy co-dependency, becoming pickers for each other. 10 years now without a single disagreement.
She had me agree to a 30-year contract, but she has yet to put anything in writing.
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Congrats Keith - looks great! You have an eye for arranging your collection to make displays look balanced and attractive. ::tu:: Not one of my talents.

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Thanks Brad, Ken. I really enjoy the displaying part of collecting. I think one corner of the room is finished.
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What a great collection and display, Keith. Fine job all the way around. My hat's off to you. ::nod::
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Awesome collection Keith. I really like your displays. Your knife room is shaping up very nicely. ::tu::
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Coming together nicely my friend. Have you decided where to put the TV, recliner and fridge full of beer yet?
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zp4ja wrote:Coming together nicely my friend. Have you decided where to put the TV, recliner and fridge full of beer yet?
No TV, I have knives to look at, no recliner as I'm always walking looking at the knives, I definitely have a special spot for the beer fridge, it was the first item to find its spot in the room.
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Haven’t seen the Remington hone base yet???
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Cleaned the room up to accommodate company coming. And a picture of the knives that need find a home in the room.
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Keith, you've got a lot of collecting still to do to fill that room. :)
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Looking good Keith! ::tu::
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Wow, great. Something to aspire to, your passion for collection definitely shows. Love the hardware store upright displays, glass counter, and advertising pieces especially. I've never seen or handled the bullet knives those things are massive I would love to find that exact display/knives at some point in life.
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Thanks guys. Its coming together
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espn77 wrote:Thanks guys. Its coming together
Keith can I ask how long you've been at it? That is quite the collection. I just have a few dozen knives in different areas of my small place at the moment. One day...
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At it with focus for about 8 years. Not very long.
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Great setup Keith, I would love to display schrades like that one day. Thanks for showing your excellent collection ::tu::
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Outstanding collection and display setup!
I am lucky enough to have a small 'office' for all my hobbies but I'm not quite as organized or lucky enough to have so many nice ones, although the knives make it into my homemade wall displays pretty quick otherwise they just end up cluttering my desk.
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Keith. This is most impressive. Thanks for telling me where to look.
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Keith a very pleasing work in progress, thanks for letting us enjoy it with you. ::nod::
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