Boys Knives Through the Years

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:40 pm

Thank you, Lyle.
Pocket knives were pretty common years ago.
I'm glad people are collecting what ever is left of the millions that were made by the early cutlerys.

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:49 pm

Great find, Joe!

Lovely knife.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:01 pm

Thank you, Dan.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:46 pm

Since Joe got the thread rolling again

...

Thomas Fenton - Originally when I got this boys knife the only connection I found was a Thomas Fenton who was part of Joseph Fenton & Sons Sheffield - It was written in Tweedale that Thomas rejuvenated the company after Joseph, the father, passed away in 1886. I believe it is Sheffield (or possibly a suburb of Sheffield) now based on a discussion that lead to the opportunity to pick up a cutlery box from that company... Thomas Fenton is still abit of a mystery to me as he is not noted in Goins, Tweedale or the London knife book and note Sheffield was not on the tang stamp - possibly he was from outside Sheffield, perhaps a suburb - I had read many cutlers also existed outside Sheffield and perhaps not related to Joseph Fenton & Sons at all... In truth this is the only Thomas Fenton knife I have seen... interestingly Dimitri posted a box from Thomas Fenton long ago with a slightly different label - so I've seen 2 boxes but only 1 knife

.. I would date the company late 1800s and perhaps early 1900s... The knife has cocobolo handles, single blade - classic size at 2 3/4"... The box is the perfect size for this knife at 3" and I can imagine a dozen fitting nicely in it

... I showed this knife along with an IXL in the Boys Knife article but never showed it here after I checked - and no better time to share it now with the box

.... Cheers!

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:51 pm

Now that is way cool!! Love the knife with a box

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:59 pm

That is sweet!
What a great find, a knife and box. Good for you, Lee.
That knife is really nice with that clear stamp.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:21 am

Thanks Mike and Joe

... maybe we should start a thread of knives with matching boxes

... I have a few other pairs to share...

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:30 am

I like it

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:42 am

Me too!

Waukonda · Post by **Waukonda** » Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:21 am

Didn't see a Southington in this thread yet, here is a well used one. 3" closed

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:22 am

Very nice knife, Ike.

They quit making those in 1905.

Waukonda · Post by **Waukonda** » Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:18 pm

Appreciate that comment Joe! I like it, blemishes and all, they are so difficult to find and I am always pleased to snag one of the "survivors".

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:55 pm

Great knife/box combo, Lee!

I would think both of those are pretty rare finds.
Very nice Southington, Ike!

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:05 pm

Here is a shell handled I.K.Co. I picked up at an antique mall in Madison, WI., just to say I bought a knife while I was there. No celluloid wrap, just painted green. 3" in length.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:40 pm

danno50 wrote:Here is a shell handled I.K.Co. I picked up at an antique mall in Madison, WI., just to say I bought a knife while I was there. No celluloid wrap, just painted green. 3" in length.

Nice score Dan

... The I K Co is a classic - and in green

.. I’ve seen them in 3-4 different colors

..

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 2:57 pm

Thanks Lee.

Frailer · Post by **Frailer** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:48 pm

This little beauty arrived today. Made by Walter & Co (Germany) with multiplication table scales: 1-6 on the mark side; 7-12 on the pile side.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 3:40 am

Cool boys knife with a ruler

... German cutleries made a fair amount of boys knives with alot of embossed slogans and etches but never seen one with a ruler

.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 4:55 am

Neat little knife, Dan.

Nice little equal end, Frailer. That would be fun to have when we could take knives to school.

Corso · Post by **Corso** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 8:35 pm

my namesake (Lee) wasn't wrong

even a couple of pages in and this is the thread for me

most of mine are stretching the rules but this one should be a worthy addition having jumped ship from the barehead thread

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:40 pm

Nice Rodgers addition Lee

.. looks to be in great shape and rat tail bolsters are really cool

.. are the handles French ivory celluloid or natural?

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:49 pm

Wow. That's nice.

Corso · Post by **Corso** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:53 am

LongBlade wrote:Nice Rodgers addition Lee .. looks to be in great shape and rat tail bolsters are really cool .. are the handles French ivory celluloid or natural?

I believe it is ivorine possibly casein

I have a second in the same scale but its not a barehead I'll show it if allowed

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:04 am

Interesting knife, Frailer, very nice!

Beautiful Joseph Rodgers, Corso!

I really like the ones with the stamped blade.

Corso · Post by **Corso** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:12 am

I've another but its not as nice and a little larger

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