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Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

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Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 6:11 pm
by BWT
Very nice Ike ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 7:45 pm
by Duffer
Ike, very nice old folders ::tu:: I really like that KK congress with aged mellow stag, shield both sides and the fancy lined or threaded bolsters—beautiful knife! ::nod::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:56 pm
by djknife13
A.J.Harwi, Atchison, Ks. whittler in ebony. (circa 1875 into the 1900's) This has to be pretty rare. I have no idea who made it.____Dave

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:01 pm
by Waukonda
Duffer wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 7:45 pm Ike, very nice old folders ::tu:: I really like that KK congress with aged mellow stag, shield both sides and the fancy lined bolsters—beautiful knife! ::nod::
Thank you, Lloyd, the KK is definitely a cut above.
Thank you, Bill!

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:24 am
by rustyoldknife
Great looking knives, love the bone ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 1:12 am
by Ripster
Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 5:33 pm Meet Me in St. Louis
Top to bottom: Simmons, Shapleigh, Witte
Very nice trio ! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Really great bone . The KK with those worked bolsters and that jigging is just gorgeous . ::nod::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 1:16 am
by Ripster
djknife13 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:56 pm A.J.Harwi, Atchison, Ks. whittler in ebony. (circa 1875 into the 1900's) This has to be pretty rare. I have no idea who made it.____Dave
That’s a dandy Whittler there Dave . Never heard of this Company . That main blade is something else ::nod:: .

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:11 am
by doglegg
djknife13 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:56 pm A.J.Harwi, Atchison, Ks. whittler in ebony. (circa 1875 into the 1900's) This has to be pretty rare. I have no idea who made it.____Dave
Dave an exceptional knife. Sweet Whittler.

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:18 am
by 1967redrider
Awesome Sleeveboard, Dave. I wonder if it could be a Napanoch/Winchester like the Keen Kutters?

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:39 am
by Waukonda
Ripster wrote: ↑Sun Mar 20, 2022 1:12 am
Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 5:33 pm Meet Me in St. Louis
Top to bottom: Simmons, Shapleigh, Witte
Very nice trio ! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
Really great bone . The KK with those worked bolsters and that jigging is just gorgeous . ::nod::
Thanks, JP, it is one of my favorites

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:22 pm
by djknife13
Here's two big boys from my collection. Buhl Sons, Detroit Mich. made by Ulster, and a Marshall Wells made by NYK.____Dave

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:28 pm
by djknife13
Couple of pretty green celluloid hardware company knives, A Hall Hardware from Minneapolis made sometime after 1913, and a Wyeth Cut.____Dave

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:32 pm
by djknife13
One more batch of my favorite Hardware store to collect, Marshall Wells Hardware from my neighborhood. Made mostly by New York Knife. Note the patented locking punch, No.701878 on the small cattle knife.____Dave

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:06 pm
by rustyoldknife
djknife13 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 20, 2022 2:32 pm One more batch of my favorite Hardware store to collect, Marshall Wells Hardware from my neighborhood. Made mostly by New York Knife. Note the patented locking punch, No.701878 on the small cattle knife.____Dave
Great looking knives ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:52 am
by peanut740
Great showing David!👍👍

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:31 pm
by stockman
Nice stuff Dave!

Harold

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:30 pm
by edge213
Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 3:22 am Thanks David. My original post has been locked out of edit capability so I’m unfortunately left with copy and paste, so I’ve pasted it here, removed the quotes and added your input. This should act as a new post and allow a couple more days of edits so if y’all have more contributions please keep them coming!

I’m making a list of the more (or less) commonly seen cutlery stamps of hardware companies, be they retailers or distributors, their approximate dates of operation (courtesy of Goins’ or Levine’s). And based on research or best guess, who made knives for them. Please add or correct any errors or omissions you see. ::tu::

Hardware firm, Dates of Operation, Stamps used, Maker
————————————————————- -—————————————— ————————————————- ———————————————
Ainslie-Martin Co. 1900-1922 — ????
AINSLIE-MARTIN CO.

Brown-Camp Hardware 1997-1959 — ????
BROWN-CAMP HDW. CO.

DASCO 1922-1962 — Schrade
DASCO

Florida Hardware Co. 1939 — Challenge
ALLIGATOR BRAND
FLORIDA HDWE. CO.

Frankfurth Hardware Co. 1862-1960 — ?????
WM. FRANKFURTH HDW CO.

Geller, Ward, Hasner Hardware Co. 1903-1939 — ????
E-Z CUTTER
G. W. & H. HDW. CO.

Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett 1855-1960 — New York Knife, Camillus
OUR VERY BEST
OVB
TRUE VALUE
REV-O-NOC
BLACK DIAMOND
HIBBARD
CRUSO
HIBSPEBAR

Montgomery Wards 1935-1950 — Utica, Camillus, Winchester
WARDS - USA
DURO-EDGE
POWR-KRAFT
LAKESIDE

Harris Brothers & Co. 1915-1926 — ?????
HARRIS BROS. & CO.

Belknap Hardware 1904-1985 — Valley Forge, Boker, Ulster, Schrade
JOHN PRIMBLE
BLUE GRASS
BELKNAP
PINE KNOT
BLUE RIBBON CUT. CO.

Canton Hardware Co. 1888-1938 — ????
KEEN EDGE CUTLERY CO.

McWhorter, Weaver, & Co. 1920-1939 — W.R. Case & Sons
WHITE HOUSE

Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1902-2010 — Napanoch, Camillus, Ulster, Schrade, Utica
WILBERT
SEARS
STA-SHARP
DUNLOP
KWIK KUT
HIGH CARBON STEEL
CRAFTSMAN
J.C. HIGGINS
T.T.C. (inside a diamond)

Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden Co. 1848-1964 — New York Knife
SPRINGBROOKE KNIFE CO.
CLEAN CUT
SEQUOIA
SUNSET
COMSTOCK
VOLKA
BRUNSWICK CUTLERY CO.

Fletcher Hardware Co. 1863-1913 — ?????
FLETCHER HARDWARE CO.

Kelly-How-Thomson Co. 1902-1947 — ??????
HICKORY

L.L. Bean 1937-Present — KABAR
L.L. BEAN

Maher & Grosh 1877-1963 — ????
MAHER & GROSH

McIntosh Hardware 1903-1911 — ?????
McINTOSH HEATHER

Miller, Sloss & Scott — ????
MILLER, SLOSS & SCOTT
STILETTO

Simmons 1868-1960 — Walden Knife, Winchester, Camillus
KEEN KUTTER
CHIP A WAY
WINCHESTER
LACLEDE
BANNER
FIDELITY
SENATOR
HORNET
AMERICAN ACE
CLIMAX
BIG BOY
ARISTOCRAT
BERKSHIRE

Shapleigh 1843-1960 — Schrade, Camillus, Empire
DIAMOND EDGE
D-E
SHAPLEIGH’S
KEEN KUTTER
NORVEL- SHAPLEIGH
SIMMONS
BRIDGE

Gray & Dudley 1885-1927 — Tidioute Cutlery
WASHINGTON

Henry Gilbert & Son 1920-1940 — Schrade
GILBERT HARRISBURG

Kruse & Bahlman Hardware Co. 1858-1962 — ????
K & B
CUTSURE
CUT SURE K & B HDW. CO.

Pacific Hardware & Steel 1901-1918 — Utica, Napanoch
STILETTO
PACIFIC HDWE

C. M. McClung & Co. 1882-1960 — ??????
CUMBERLAND
KEENER EDGE

Moore-Handley Hardware Co. 1882-1962 — Camillus
CHAMPION
AMERICA’S BEST

Hackett-Gates-Hurty 1912-present? — Boker
HACKET-GATES-HURTY

Henkel & Joyce Hardware Co. 1900-1939 —
HENKLE & JOYCE HDWE CO.

Moore Maker Inc. 1975-present — Queen, Canal Street, Utica, Bear & Son, Böker, W.R. Case & Sons
MOORE MAKER

Trustworthy Hardware 1860-1964 — Ulster
TRUSTWORTHY

Marshall-Wells Hardware 1893-1963 — New York Knife
ZENITH
MARSHALL-WELLS HARDWARE CO.

Seattle Hardware Co. 1892-present? — ????
OCCIDENT
SEATTLE HDWE CO.

Wyeth Hardware Co. 1860-present? — Phoenix Knife Co., Utica
WYETH’S WARRANTED CUTLERY


Van Camp Hardware Co. 1888-1960 — Capitol Cutlery, Schrade
VAN CAMP
CAPITOL
BEN HUR
RAOLA
VANCO
V.C. CUT. CO. GERMANY
V CAMP GERMANY

Blish-Mize & Silliman Hardware 1871-present? — Utica, Camillus?
MOHAWK
BLISH-MIZE & SILLIMAN HDWE CO

Farwell-Ozman & Kirk Hardware 1881-1959 — ????
HENRY SEARS & SON 1865
GILT EDGE

W. Bingham Co. 1841-1948 — Empire
W.BINGHAM CO.
BBB
XLCR

Virginia-Carolina Hardware Co. 1920-1940 — ????
V.C. HDW CO

Wimberly & Thomas Hardware Co. 1900-1944 — ????
WIMBERLY & THOMAS HDW

Witte Hardware Co. 1865-present? — ????
WITTE HDWE CO.


Missing a lot, including many manufacturers that contracted to make knives for these hardware firms. If you know any of the missing cutlery manufacturing firms, any other related info please advise.

Ken


Ken, you can add Diamond Knife Co. Germany to Kelly-How-Thompson.

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:46 am
by Mumbleypeg
Thanks David, and all who have added information. As soon as I get some time I’ll take a crack at updating the list with the new information. ::tu::

Ken

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:38 pm
by Waukonda
Wm Enders (Simmons Hdw) 3 1/2"

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:47 pm
by Papa Bones
Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:38 pm Wm Enders (Simmons Hdw) 3 1/2"
::tu:: ::tu:: That's a looker Ike. ::nod::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:00 am
by FRJ
Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:38 pm Wm Enders (Simmons Hdw) 3 1/2"
I really like that pattern, Ike.
It's a beauty. ::tu::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:31 am
by Waukonda
Papa Bones wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:47 pm
Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:38 pm Wm Enders (Simmons Hdw) 3 1/2"
::tu:: ::tu:: That's a looker Ike. ::nod::
Thanks, Smitty, appreciate it.
FRJ wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:00 am
Waukonda wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:38 pm Wm Enders (Simmons Hdw) 3 1/2"
I really like that pattern, Ike.
It's a beauty. ::tu::
Thank you, Joe, I like the pattern too. I didn't notice until after I posted, but in the the 2nd picture the knife is reflecting some nearby green foliage........it isn't moldy even tho it may look it. :lol:

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 6:16 pm
by BWT
Wells and Nellegar 1897-1906 per Goins, Chicago.
Made by Ulster Knife Company.
Thought you might want to add this one Ken, I didn’t see it listed unless I missed it?

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 9:19 pm
by Papa Bones
BWT wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:16 pm Wells and Nellegar 1897-1906 per Goins, Chicago.
Made by Ulster Knife Company.
Thought you might want to add this one Ken, I didn’t see it listed unless I missed it?
Good looking Ulster for sure. ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Hardware Store and Distributor Knives

Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 1:26 am
by Waukonda
BWT wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:16 pm Wells and Nellegar 1897-1906 per Goins, Chicago.
Made by Ulster Knife Company.
Thought you might want to add this one Ken, I didn’t see it listed unless I missed it?
Very nice, Bill, I really like that one. Can't be many of those floating around, especially in good condition like that! ::tu::
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