My weekend at the Queen show

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:17 pm

Here are some photos on the way to Queen's Show.

Those people do not wast any thing...

You can hear them say "Some one might need that some day"..

This knife collecting is getting more like learning about people that makes the country grate. Real meat and potatoes type of good old boys.

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:05 pm

Thanks for the antique tractor pics Ken.

James

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:28 pm

HI!

I don't know how this thread ended up with anitque tractor picks

, But I have to say that really LIKE them

. Thanks for sharing. Keepem coming.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:28 pm

I don't think those are antique tractors...

...but pictures of justoldKen's various rental cars on the trip.

JustKidding justoldKen.....thanks for sharing all the details of your trip.

Bill

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:29 pm

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orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:39 pm

jfarmer wrote:O.K. then, here is a 1950 M farmall that I restored 3 or 4 years ago.

James

Do you have a pic of an old Massey Ferguson? I spent every summer on one from the time I was 12 until I graduated High School.

Dale

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:57 pm

One more Grate Eastern I picked up at the factory.
She was the last one like this.
So I just made it to the factory in time ....THANK GOD.....
Called a 23 Pioneer Ivory Casien.

I think the squirrels in the co. like them nuts ....

...

I do too....

I was told that she is like mother of pearl.
By that if you drop her on a hard floor she might shatter like pearl does.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:27 pm

Nice one justoldKen...

We had a discussion about the casein knives in this thread if you are interested.....

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... ght=casein

Bill

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:48 pm

El Lobo THANK YOU VERY MUCH...

I like the wood grain look in the handle.

After reading that I do not think I will give this one to the AAPK Action...

PS.. Just for you new members CLICK on my photo to get a close up.

ea42 · Post by **ea42** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:44 pm

Ken,
Those are some absolute beauties!

Especially the casein. I was so hoping to make it to the open house , but of course I couldn't get out of work as usual. Now after seeing those knives I'm really depressed!Sounds like you had an incredible time out there.

Eric

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:55 pm

I need some one with more smarts than I have ...

I have both 2007 show knives.
I think they are both barlow's.
I took them both out to Ren-Wax them and now I don't know which box to place them in.
Is the 2 blade barlow a 41269 ?
And the one blade a 22269 ?

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:10 pm

justold52 wrote:One more Grate Eastern I picked up at the factory.
She was the last one like this.
So I just made it to the factory in time ....THANK GOD.....
Called a 23 Pioneer Ivory Casien.
I think the squirrels in the co. like them nuts .... ...
I do too....
I was told that she is like mother of pearl.
By that if you drop her on a hard floor she might shatter like pearl does.

That is the second rarest GEC knife with only 10 made! There are 4 or 5 Chocolate Bone knives without serial numbers. Those 2 knives are heading my way as we speak.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:17 pm

those are some great s&m jack knives ken.

most s&m knives have the model numbers on the back of the blade. try clarences site and maybe you can id them. if not send boxes and knives to me and i'll research them for you.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:59 pm

jonet143 Thanks but I will keep them.

I checked the blades befor I asked this dumb question...

NO numbers on the blades. I feel like a dork for asking ...

I will just put them in the boxes and if they are not right then they will just be WRONG ...

Hukk did I get that right ???? only 10 of these Casien's were made ??

EDIT "I checked that site and the closest I found was the 142269.
So I think this one with 2 blades is 41296. So that's the box she goes in.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:05 am

I have burned up my smarts long ago...

So, I'm going with logic, (a poor excuse, I know

), and that would lead me to believe that the first number is handle material...and the second number is the number of blades. Of course, I have no proof at all.

Hope that was helpful.

Bill

ea42 · Post by **ea42** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:06 am

Hukk,
Where'd you find those knives?? You must have someone in deep cover

I still haven't found a chocolate, let alone a casein.

Ken,
Last I saw ten was all they made.

Eric

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:14 am

justold52 wrote: Hukk did I get that right ???? only 10 of these Casien's were made ??

You have that right, and every GEC collector is looking for one. I am supposed to have one in the mail with the RARE Chocolate Bone without a serial number. Only 4 or 5 of the Chocolate Bone were made without serial numbers. What happened was that each series was to go to 250 knives counting all the handle materials. These 250 got serial numbers and anything after 250 was to be un-numbered. They got to 250 with Chocolate Bone, then made some without serial numbers, but only a handful, making those the rarest knives. I should have them soon, they are in the mail.

Yep, though a great deal of luck, I did manage to get the entire 2006 set of production knives. I also have a couple of acrylics with the rear bolster coming. They have special serial numbers with OH..

Please don't tell me you stumbled into these and didn't know.

Every GEC collector I know has been talking about these for weeks, if not months.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:24 am

... NOPE I did not know but membered that they were for sale only if you came to the factory. It was in a post here at AAPK. So I picked it up. She was the LAST one for sale.

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:26 pm

PA knives!
David,
Can you please email me your preferred email address??
[email protected]

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:45 pm

upnorth I just have to say this and hope you do NOT take it the wrong way.

The only disappointing part of the trip to Queens Show is that I did NOT get to meet YOU...

I am sure if you showed up I would be in the poor house...

Not even have a enough money for gas to get home...

But I did have my heart on meeting you there.

You missed a REAL GOOD TIME. I hope what you did do was fun...

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:43 pm

What I did do was not as much fun as going to the show, Ken.
I saved a lot of money, though!

Which I will probably spend on knives anyway. We'll meet some day, I am sure.
Keep those keystone shields polished!
CC

GECTECHMAN · Post by **GECTECHMAN** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:10 pm

There were 11 Casien made and all sold the first day of open house. I have heard that at least 1 local guy may sell his, his brother may too, and I know of 1 that sold on E-bay for $450.00.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:38 pm

GECTECHMAN wrote:There were 11 Casien made and all sold the first day of open house. I have heard that at least 1 local guy may sell his, his brother may too, and I know of 1 that sold on E-bay for $450.00.

I might add that was a BUY IT NOW price and the knife was only there a few hours. Was there when I went to bed, gone when I got up in the morning.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:03 pm

Hukk said ; "Please don't tell me you stumbled into these and didn't know. Every GEC collector I know has been talking about these for weeks, if not months."

GEEEE I am feeling like I did some thing right for a change.

A knife that sold for $450.00 in about a 2 weeks and I paid $120.00.

This is hard for me to believe. Makes me think what will she go for in about 10 years down the road. Or is she just hot now ??

Sorry for being a dumb knife collector and being in the right place at the right time. This is a first for me....

Hukk with out knowing I would have traded mine to you for that one SUPER BULLDOG I want...

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:24 am

justold52 wrote:A knife that sold for $450.00 in about a 2 weeks and I paid $120.00.

Actually the knife was listed the weekend of the show and was sold in a BUY IT NOW for $450.00. Most people have no idea the knife was ever listed because the auction lasted only a few hours.