KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY

[fergusontd]

I just acquired a 162OT Chinese Scharade, can't seem to find any info on it. Does anyone know anything about this knife. ftd

[kootenay joe]

I think the 'rambling' that some of us lapse into makes AAPK a more interesting and enjoyable read.
kj

[KLJ77]

I think the 'rambling' that some of us lapse into makes AAPK a more interesting and enjoyable read.
kj

I agree, KJ I tend to do some of that 'rambling' myself. I do have my moments.

[fergusontd]

I don't ramble much, but I did come close to buying a Rambler! ftd

[New_Windsor_NY]

My memory of ice picks goes back over 60 years when a few people still had an 'ice box' type of fridge. Blocks of ice were cut from the river during winter and stored covered with hay bales. The 'ice man' had a horse drawn cart and would travel the lanes delivering blocks of ice. While ice man was busying hauling a block to a house we would run to the back of his cart, lift up the tarp and use the ice pick he left there to chip off pieces of ice to suck on during a hot July day.
kj

Here is an ad and an article from a New York Newspaper, January 1926.

[kootenay joe]

Wonder if this was dangerous work ? If you fell into the St. Lawrence River in winter you would be swept away fast and hypothermic in 5 minutes.
Big rivers did not freeze over entirely. There would be some open channels. Now few rivers in southern Canada freeze over.
kj

[woodwalker]

Found this one today on my lunch hour at an indoor flea market. USA only on tang. I think Imperial shell handle knife. Please correct me if I am wrong. I like the color. Going to have to clean it up a bit. Nothing fancy but I like the shell handled Imperials. They take a wicked edge.

[cody6268]

I just acquired a 162OT Chinese Scharade, can't seem to find any info on it. Does anyone know anything about this knife. ftd

I think that's a Taylor invention. Schrade never made such a knife (boot knife), but from what I'm seeing it looks pretty good.

Story goes that near closure, an Old Timer dagger was in the works, but never produced. I thought I saw some blanks that were to those knives, but in reality were something else, probably just some cheap blanks the seller mistakenly listed as Schrade.

[TPK]

Found this one today on my lunch hour at an indoor flea market. USA only on tang. I think Imperial shell handle knife. Please correct me if I am wrong. I like the color. Going to have to clean it up a bit. Nothing fancy but I like the shell handled Imperials. They take a wicked edge.

Looks cool! Be a Great EDC knife! Nice find!

[woodwalker]

Found this one today on my lunch hour at an indoor flea market. USA only on tang. I think Imperial shell handle knife. Please correct me if I am wrong. I like the color. Going to have to clean it up a bit. Nothing fancy but I like the shell handled Imperials. They take a wicked edge.

Looks cool! Be a Great EDC knife! Nice find!

Thank you Tom! Sure makes for a good lunch break when you find a little something you like on it.

[Reverand]

Woodwalker, that is a Colonial knife. It is a little different design than Imperial shell design, but close enough. They also used good steel. I have a couple that are different colors, but the same pattern, and they do make great EDC's. They are light in the pocket, yet are well-built knives!

[woodwalker]

Woodwalker, that is a Colonial knife. It is a little different design than Imperial shell design, but close enough. They also used good steel. I have a couple that are different colors, but the same pattern, and they do make great EDC's. They are light in the pocket, yet are well-built knives!

Thank you Reverend!! Appreciate you letting me know! I like the little rascal.

[fergusontd]

I just acquired a 162OT Chinese Scharade, can't seem to find any info on it. Does anyone know anything about this knife. ftd

I think that's a Taylor invention. Schrade never made such a knife (boot knife), but from what I'm seeing it looks pretty good.

Story goes that near closure, an Old Timer dagger was in the works, but never produced. I thought I saw some blanks that were to those knives, but in reality were something else, probably just some cheap blanks the seller mistakenly listed as Schrade.

This is what it looks like.

ftd

[djknife13]

Picked up from a local computer auction a 1990 Case Ducks Unlimited lockback and a nice tool box.____Dave

[KLJ77]

Nice looking knife, DJ...and the tool box looks like it's in GREAT condition. Must have been an electricians toolbox at one time.

[doglegg]

Great knife and box.

[edge213]

Kutmaster
Syracuse
Keen Kutter (Shapleigh)
Keen Kutter (E.C.Simmons)

[treefarmer]

Boy oh boy, those all look mighty fine, especially the EO at the bottom of the picture!
Treefarmer

[edge213]

Boy oh boy, those all look mighty fine, especially the EO at the bottom of the picture!
Treefarmer

I traded this

For these

[doglegg]

Some fine lookers there David. You were probably getting to big to ride in that little buggy anyway. Especially like the top one and the 3rd one but not a loser in the bunch. Great looking knives.

[jerryd6818]

I don't know what that toy you traded is but the knives look very clean. I don't have a thing for toys so in my mind you got the better end of the deal.

[edge213]

Some fine lookers there David. You were probably getting to big to ride in that little buggy anyway. Especially like the top one and the 3rd one but not a loser in the bunch. Great looking knives.

You're right dog, it was getting a little tight

[edge213]

I don't know what that toy you traded is but the knives look very clean. I don't have a thing for toys so in my mind you got the better end of the deal.

According to the guy at the antique shop it's a baby carriage from early 1900s.
I acquired it in a lot with some other things that I wanted at an auction.

[Waukonda]

Great knives, David, and a good trade. Your post is interesting on many levels, always like to hear about trades and I have never seen a carriage like that.

I also see some fire call boxes in the background, what is their history, used locally? I tried to read the printing on them after enlarging pic, but couldn't make anything out.

[edge213]

Great knives, David, and a good trade. Your post is interesting on many levels, always like to hear about trades and I have never seen a carriage like that.

I also see some fire call boxes in the background, what is their history, used locally? I tried to read the printing on them after enlarging pic, but couldn't make anything out.

Ike, both of those were used locally (Terre Haute IN)
They are Gamewell Fire Alarm boxes. The one on the left was manufactured 1916 the one on right is older.
I had another from 1924. I donated it to our local history museum.
The museum has a big display from an apothecary called Bindley Drugs and the box I had came from there so I gave it to the museum. It's supposed to be hung in the display.