All About Pocket Knives

espn77 wrote:

LongBlade wrote:Do those model #s on the box for the knives shown?

Yes sir. Correct knife to the box.

Now that is cool ... In contrast to Remington where model #s are stamped on pile side and well documented in references many of us don’t know the model #s of many old knives because the cutlery catalogs are not readily available... in some cases even the name of patterns was not clear ...

Lee, the Fenton box is amazing. Just thinking what that had to survive to still exist today. Great looking knife too!

Hope your recovery is speedy!

Thanks Steve ... and for the kind words for recovery...

That is my only Sheffield box and as you say it is amazing it lasted given the time frame... as I now understand it Sheffield boxes are much more rare and hard to find intact in contrast to the American cutleries...

A Robeson pearl handled Masonic lobster with a whittler blade configuration on top and a long file/cuticle blade on the bottom in its original box with a printed factory guaranty.

Charlie

Great vintage boxes being shown here...very cool.

I always save original boxes but my knife collection is not of the vintage variety; so, this Case "pumpkin box" is probably the most interesting box I own.

Very nice Charlie and QCut ...

QCut - your efforts to save boxes from more modern knives is great - in the future boxes may not be as hard to find for future collectors ...

Yes I second that great knives and boxes.

I think the vintage boxes are much more interesting than the newer boxes; IMO, they have more character.

But, that's not to say all newer boxes are totally uninteresting. Here are a few more from my collection that will probably earn some character over time (although I'm sure it will be long after I'm gone...like in 50 - 60 years).
The box for this Mammoth Ivory Lone Wolf Loveless City Knife is interesting because of the ID label with a picture of the exact knife on it...right down to the scrimshaw detail.

QTCut5 wrote:I think the vintage boxes are much more interesting than the newer boxes; IMO, they have more character.

But, that's not to say all newer boxes are totally uninteresting. Here are a few more from my collection that will probably earn some character over time (although I'm sure it will be long after I'm gone...like in 50 - 60 years).

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The box for this Mammoth Ivory Lone Wolf Loveless City Knife is interesting because of the ID label with a picture of the exact knife on it...right down to the scrimshaw detail.

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Great boxes and knives

galvanic1882 wrote:Another group Nagle Re-Blade

The bone on that EO Teardrop Jack is outstanding.

One more...

Great showing QTCut5

My favorite

Here is an R1253 bullet knife with the original box. The box is much harder to find than the knife. The knife has gone on to a new owner but I still have the box. It is the only Bullet knife box I've ever seen.

LongBlade wrote:Great showing QTCut5

Thank you, sir.

Looking forward to seeing your others soon (when you're feeling better).

btrwtr wrote:Here is an R1253 bullet knife with the original box. The box is much harder to find than the knife. The knife has gone on to a new owner but I still have the box. It is the only Bullet knife box I've ever seen.

Oh boy!!!!!! I've always wondered if there were bullet boxes out there. That's amazing.

Nice Keith ... I have a similar “display” type box from H&B ... I’ll dig it out for photos soon..

Wayne - As Keith said amazing Bullet set - Knife and Box ...

LongBlade wrote:Nice Keith ... I have a similar “display” type box from H&B ... I’ll dig it out for photos soon..

Wayne - As Keith said amazing Bullet set - Knife and Box ...

I agree!

Here's another of mine - Osgood Bray & Co from Boston... (Here's the link to my original post regarding Osgood Bray & Co (viewtopic.php?f=35&t=46309&hilit=osgood ... 6amp%3B+co for more detail)... In short the knives were most likely made by Burkinshaw in Pepperell MA - an equal end jack - very solid with worm groove bone and a 2 blade MOP pen knife... Again though I have done it before I would like to thank my good buddy Joe who gifted me the box a few years ago ... I think this photo works ok and forgot I did this 4 or 5 months ago - it is sort of tricky to get the box and knives together in the photo and do them justice...

Very nice, great box with those knives

Really nice Lee. Great pic.
Awesome Thread you started here Mike!

Thanks Mike and Jay ...

Thanks, here are a couple of Ulsters on a button box. I have to take more pictures today!

Lots of great posts! Very nice to see vintage boxes with the appropriate knives!
I especially like the display boxes posted by Keith and Mike!

Thanks Dan I like Keith’s also