Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:27 pm

Glad you like it Kathy

At least one person likes it, if I posted a new GEC in General Knife forum they would all be falling over themselves, drooling, and who knows what at the sight of it

Post a 120+ year old knife in Knife Lore and .......

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:43 pm

Your right Dimitri,I like it too.Seems these were not so expensive a few years back.I guess people have come to appreciate the handle material.It is special.

knifegirl888 · Post by **knifegirl888** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:43 pm

Miller Bro`s wrote:Glad you like it Kathy

At least one person likes it, if I posted a new GEC in General Knife forum they would all be falling over themselves, drooling, and who knows what at the sight of it

Post a 120+ year old knife in Knife Lore and .......

I understand exactly how you feel, MB. There is one good thing about everyone being distracted by the shiny & new: they aren't bidding like crazy against me!

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:24 am

MRB: Count me in as another one that likes it. The older, the better.

Here's a H. Boker budding/grafting knife.

knifegirl888 · Post by **knifegirl888** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:05 am

Greedy,

That is such a cool looking budder! The blade is awesome.

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:19 am

Thanks knifegirl888..............glad you liked it.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:13 pm

Lyle, Kathy & Roger

That Boker is outstanding

You don`t see many with the Clip blade.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:01 pm

Dimitri, that Butler is fantastic, as has been every other big stag, bone or ebony handled pruner you've ever posted to this or other threads, like the Gnarly Stag one.

Just because I and others don't opine doesn't mean the knives' beauty nor your posting of them is not appreciated.

I'll start burning up a little extra band-width so you'll know people are paying attention.

BTW, that Press Button knife box almost topped $400.00, didn't it?

Charlie Noyes

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:04 pm

Greedy, that Boker is as nice and interesting a horticulturist's knife as I've ever seen. What an interesting master blade.

Reminds me of the blade on my little, diminutive Robeson budding knife that's under 3 1/2" total length.

Charlie Noyes

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:13 pm

Apparently, I've failed to post any Robeson pruners here.

Charlie Noyes

bonehead · Post by **bonehead** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:43 pm

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Greedy, that Boker is as nice and interesting a horticulturist's knife as I've ever seen. What an interesting master blade.

Reminds me of the blade on my little, diminutive Robeson budding knife that's under 3 1/2" total length.

Charlie Noyes

Charlie, Can you tell me what type material that is for the budding blade? I have an old NYKC Budder with the same type blade material I think? Looks like nylon,,,,

BH

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:21 pm

It's bone, BoneHead.

Charlie Noyes

Iron Hoarder · Post by **Iron Hoarder** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:50 pm

This is a little unusual Joseph Rodgers. It has glued on plastic scales and an ivory grafting bit. Since ivory was outlawed in the 1960's and the glued on plastic scales were first done just around that time it dates this one really well. Most of the glued on scale ones I have found are missing one scale. This one is perfect with a light patina and appears unused. It also has what was probably the last iteration of their tang stamp before they really started going down hill and getting sloppy.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:20 pm

Is the spud in a fixed position?
Nice one.
Charlie Noyes

Iron Hoarder · Post by **Iron Hoarder** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:34 pm

Yep. The spud is fixed. I like those Robesons you posted. Great knives.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:46 pm

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Reminds me of the blade on my little, diminutive Robeson budding knife that's under 3 1/2" total length.

Charlie, that is probably the nicest looking one of that type I have ever seen

Not to mention they are rare in a two blade version

Iron Hoarder wrote:This is a little unusual Joseph Rodgers. It has glued on plastic scales and an ivory grafting bit

Very unusual, glad to see it

Does it have a steel pin on the master blade?

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:14 pm

Not quite in the same league ,but these are mine.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:17 pm

Nice ones Lyle

The Schrade bone is awesome

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:22 pm

What a bunch of great looking knives!!!
It's really great to have a chance to look at them all. Thanks for showing them.

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:28 pm

Here's two more:

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:29 pm

Any corrections or further info is appreciated.Charlie as always you have beautiful specimens.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:46 am

Thanks, everybody.

The little Robeson budding/grafting knife is just 3 3/8" long, including the bone spud.

I suspect it was not meant for work in the orchard, but most likely in the hot house with orchids, roses, etc.

I was totally unaware of the pattern's existance until Joe Seale sent me a letter with Xerographic copies of three Robeson knives. I asked him to send me the knives for inspection.

They didn't go back to Texas.

Mr. Seale was good for that kind of activity for quite a while.

Then one time, I saw him at a knife show and he snapped his fingers when he saw me and said, "Gosh, darn it!" I asked what the problem was. He told me about a mint, two blade, blade etched loom fixer knife from Robeson that he had just sent to a loom fixer collector in the Carolinas. It was etched with some Carolina mill's name on the master blade.

He said he didn't even think of me when he bought it.

I guess out of sight was out of mind.

That's another pattern I never knew Robeson made.

Charlie Noyes

thegreedygulo · Post by **thegreedygulo** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:49 am

Thanks MRB & Charlie.

zp4ja · Post by **zp4ja** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:30 am

Great thread and pics All!!!

I have numerous HawkBills, Sod Busters and pruning knives but I figure I would post these to start...

First pic is (top to bottom)...

CASE XX 31048SH-R "Florist Knife"
CASE XX USA 2109B "Gunstock Budding" knife
CASE 1973 7 dot 4200SS "Melon Tester"
CASE XX 4100SS "Melon Tester"

Second pic is...

CASE 1973 7dot 4247FK "Greenskeeper" knife with dandelion blade

Third pic is...

CASE XX 6296X "Stainless" Citrus knife

Take care and live well, Jerry

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:58 am

zp4ja wrote:Great thread and pics All!!!

I have numerous HawkBills, Sod Busters and pruning knives but I figure I would post these to start...

First pic is (top to bottom)...

CASE XX 31048SH-R "Florist Knife"
CASE XX USA 2109B "Gunstock Budding" knife
CASE 1973 7 dot 4200SS "Melon Tester"
CASE XX 4100SS "Melon Tester"

Horticultural Knives.jpg

Second pic is...

CASE 1973 7dot 4247FK "Greenskeeper" knife with dandelion blade

4247FK Greenskeeper front blades open.jpg

Third pic is...

CASE XX 6296X "Stainless" Citrus knife

XX Stainless 6296X front blades open.jpg
Take care and live well, Jerry

My kinda knives,a little offbeat.If you decide to sell any,I'm interested.They are nice.

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