All About Pocket Knives

Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 3:11 pm

Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 3:11 pm

BWT wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 7:00 pm Very nice Ike If I remember right Clay was a cousin of A J Jordan from St Louis made in 1910-1920. I could be wrong about that because I’m not home right now with my books. Love the bone though!!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 7:33 pm

BWT wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 7:00 pm Very nice Ike If I remember right Clay was a cousin of A J Jordan from St Louis made in 1910-1920. I could be wrong about that because I’m not home right now with my books. Love the bone though!!

I knew little of A J Jordan or Clay and didn't own any until this one. The esteemed Longblade had a nice writeup on A J Jordan in Knife Lore not long ago.

Thanks, everyone, for your comments.

RobesonsRme.com wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 9:14 pm Seems to me, Clay had an interesting backstory.

I think it was named after its founder's deceased son.

There are some older knife books, possibly LG-IV that suggested Clay knives were made by Robeson, so I had a representative sample or two. Later, an article was published in KnifeWorld Magazine that Clay had their own factory.

I sold my Clay knives.

Charlie Noyes

Greenman wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 1:32 am

Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 7:33 pm

BWT wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 7:00 pm Very nice Ike If I remember right Clay was a cousin of A J Jordan from St Louis made in 1910-1920. I could be wrong about that because I’m not home right now with my books. Love the bone though!!

I knew little of A J Jordan or Clay and didn't own any until this one. The esteemed Longblade had a nice writeup on A J Jordan in Knife Lore not long ago.

Thanks, everyone, for your comments.

RobesonsRme.com wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 9:14 pm Seems to me, Clay had an interesting backstory.

I think it was named after its founder's deceased son.

There are some older knife books, possibly LG-IV that suggested Clay knives were made by Robeson, so I had a representative sample or two. Later, an article was published in KnifeWorld Magazine that Clay had their own factory.

I sold my Clay knives.

Charlie Noyes

I was born and raised in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties in western New York State. At one time my family owned property near Andover, NY (Allegany County). I had numerous family members, friends, friends of family, and family of friends who were involved in the cutlery industry in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. As a child,I vaguely recall hearing about several knife factories in or around Andover. I found this article on the Allegany County Historical Society’s website. Perhaps it will be of some help…

http://www.alleganyhistory.org/places/t ... e-industry

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JohnR wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:53 pm Picked up this very nice Jordan St Louis grand daddy Barlow, most likely AJ Jordan, AJ Jordan imported knives from Sheffield and this one has the hammered pins typical of Sheffield knives. Most likely been cleaned as the well is quite a bit dirtier than the rest of knife.

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:45 am J.A. Henckels double gunstock pattern, no country of origin mark so it’s from the 1800’s. Handles likely are ivory.

Ken

JohnR wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:53 pm Picked up this very nice Jordan St Louis grand daddy Barlow, most likely AJ Jordan, AJ Jordan imported knives from Sheffield and this one has the hammered pins typical of Sheffield knives. Most likely been cleaned as the well is quite a bit dirtier than the rest of knife.

JohnR wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:56 pm Levering A1 Knife Co, New York, little is known about them, thought to be 1890 to 1930. Very well made knife, was comparing it to other knives in my collection and looks like it could be made by Challenge.