Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:50 pm
Challenge Cut Co somewhere early 20th Century.
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Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:01 pm
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:33 pm
Iman, that is a beautiful old Challenge
Found this E.K.Tryon 3" gunstock last week.
Found this E.K.Tryon 3" gunstock last week.
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:19 pm
Nice find! I’m partial to gunstock patterns. 
Ken
Ken
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:07 pm
John
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:52 pm
A beauty, John!
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:46 am
Ike, Roger, Ken, Thank you
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:29 am
I believe that this pocket knife qualifies for this topic. This is a very recent addition to my all metal handle knives collection. It's a, THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to GOINS, "c 1870-1959 - Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." But with the advertising on the handles of the pocket knife, the date of manufacture can be narrowed down to circa 1930. There is a serial number(?) stamped into the handle. It looks like the last digit was originally stamped a "2" followed by the stamping of a "3" on top of it. It measures just a hair under 2 1/4" closed and just a hair over 3 1/4" open. It is completely magnetic. I don't collect advertising pocket knives per se, but besides being all metal, it advertises a bank during the depression era and I also have a direct connection with the town/city of Poughkeepsie, but not with a bank. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:03 am
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:32 am
I like that knife, Skip!New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:29 am I believe that this pocket knife qualifies for this topic. This is a very recent addition to my all metal handle knives collection. It's a, THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to GOINS, "c 1870-1959 - Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." But with the advertising on the handles of the pocket knife, the date of manufacture can be narrowed down to circa 1930. There is a serial number(?) stamped into the handle. It looks like the last digit was originally stamped a "2" followed by the stamping of a "3" on top of it. It measures just a hair under 2 1/4" closed and just a hair over 3 1/4" open. It is completely magnetic. I don't collect advertising pocket knives per se, but besides being all metal, it advertises a bank during the depression era and I also have a direct connection with the town/city of Poughkeepsie, but not with a bank. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:55 pm
Skip, I have the same knife but with "National Iron Co., Duluth Minn."stamped on the scale. Nice little knife.____DaveNew_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:29 am I believe that this pocket knife qualifies for this topic. This is a very recent addition to my all metal handle knives collection. It's a, THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to GOINS, "c 1870-1959 - Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." But with the advertising on the handles of the pocket knife, the date of manufacture can be narrowed down to circa 1930. There is a serial number(?) stamped into the handle. It looks like the last digit was originally stamped a "2" followed by the stamping of a "3" on top of it. It measures just a hair under 2 1/4" closed and just a hair over 3 1/4" open. It is completely magnetic. I don't collect advertising pocket knives per se, but besides being all metal, it advertises a bank during the depression era and I also have a direct connection with the town/city of Poughkeepsie, but not with a bank. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:58 pm
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:01 pm
I believe that this pocket knife qualifies for this topic. This is the most recent arrival to my all metal handle knives collection. It's another, THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to the GOINS book, "c 1870-1959 Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." It measures just a hair under 2 1/4" closed and just a hair over 3 1/4" open. It is completely magnetic. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. The last picture is of an article I found in "The Dairy Record" from 1922.
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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:47 am
This pocket knife fits the requirements of the topic. This is the most recent arrival to my all metal handle knives collection. It's another, THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to the GOINS book, "c 1870-1959 Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." It measures 2 1/2" closed, not including the ring and 4 3/8" open, not including the ring. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. The last two pictures are of the "fob" that was attached to the pocket knife when I received it.
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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:57 pm
Nice old pieces of history there Skip
Thanks for sharing.stay warm and safe out there
Thanks for sharing.stay warm and safe out there
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:18 pm
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:26 pm
Here is another old and rare one. Also, this pocket knife got added to my all metal handle pocket knives collection. It's another, THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to the GOINS book, "c 1870-1959 Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." It measures just a hair under 2 1/4" closed and just a hair over 3 3/4" open. *** I posted the wrong "open" length for the other two similar pocket knives, also on this page. ALL three are just a hair over 3 3/4" open. *** It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:14 pm
I've posted this one before in other threads, but believe it belongs too... is certainly old...
Northfield Knife Co. Conn. Hawkbill with stag handle with a crude endcap, steel pins & rat-tail bolster that's integral with liner.
Northfield Knife Co. Conn. Hawkbill with stag handle with a crude endcap, steel pins & rat-tail bolster that's integral with liner.
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:22 pm
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:30 pm
This one definitely qualifies on both accounts... its old (19th c.) & rare... in fact may be one-of-a-kind...
Collins & Co. Hartford Conn. Known at one time to be one of the largest axe makers in the world, they also made swords. The consensus of the staff at the museum there is that this knife was made by cutting down one of their swords and added a custom jigged bone handle believed to be converted before the turn of the 20th century. BTW, one of the factory buildings (actually in Collinsville, CT & shut down in 1966) is now an antique shop... one of my favorites. Oh... the sheath is an old handmade one probably made for the knife... but not from the factory.
Collins & Co. Hartford Conn. Known at one time to be one of the largest axe makers in the world, they also made swords. The consensus of the staff at the museum there is that this knife was made by cutting down one of their swords and added a custom jigged bone handle believed to be converted before the turn of the 20th century. BTW, one of the factory buildings (actually in Collinsville, CT & shut down in 1966) is now an antique shop... one of my favorites. Oh... the sheath is an old handmade one probably made for the knife... but not from the factory.
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:07 pm
ROBBINS HDWE.CO., 1800's. Levine and Price show a Robbins, Clark, and Biddle Hdwe. in Philadelphia, 1837-? Don't know if Robbins was before, after, or related. 3-1/2", brass liners, pick bone, all four tangs stamped. Pretty snappy for an oldie. J.O'.
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:19 pm
Ken, Ridgegrass you two set a high standard!
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:28 pm
Very nice, Ridgegrass!
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:25 pm
Thanks boys. Any thoughts on ROBBINS ? J.O'. Found a ROBBINS in Alabama but the stated in 1970. No way!
Re: Lets show some Old and Rare ones.
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:00 pm
New York Knife Co made knives for Biddle Hardware, I have a NY Knife Co congress with the early pick bone that looks very similar to your knife.