Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives

thefarside · Post by **thefarside** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:21 am

Here is a Holley

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:50 am

You just keep teasing me ,lovely bone again buddy.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 2:18 am

Well, that Holley, that's a beautiful old knife right there.

thefarside · Post by **thefarside** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:56 pm

Lyle and Joe,
Thanks for the comments, I just found the Holley this past week end and couldn't pass it up.
Jim

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:15 pm

Sweet Holley pruner

... No doubt it's hard to pass up a Holley

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Lee

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:03 am

John,wiseguy ,you have 2 beauties too.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:37 pm

Thanks Lyle, do love those old stag pruners.
Found this early Queen with Queen City tang stamp, I think that is from 1922 to 1932.

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:21 pm

Wow,what a blade John.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:08 am

Sure is Lyle, lucky so much of it remains.
Just received 2 more, a 1991 Queen and a Saynor Crooke&Ridal that is a 100 years or so earlier. The 1991 Queen has similar blade profile to the 1920's Queen.

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:34 pm

I like those curves.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:29 pm

Lots of beautiful old Horticultural Knives posted in this thread

... To add a few of mine...

Walden Knife Company Pruner - This knife without a doubt is the nicest wood handle knife that I have in my collection... think it is cocobola. While this maker is usually out of my scope of focus for collecting there was no way I was leaving this behind once I had it in hand (and thus it is part of my "Special Opportunties" category

... Hardest snapping blade I have by far as well - just a great quality solid knife!!

Excelsior Knife Co Pruner - Nice cocobola and pinched bolster in a good quality CT maker... and not easy to find

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Saynor Cooke & Ridal - Meehan Phila - Budding/Grafting Knife - see separate post on this knife under Knife Lore for details.

Funny - I have learned to say - "Never say never" in knife collecting... if you would have asked me 2 months ago if I had any interest in horticultural knives the answer would have been no... Now I have 3 and one more on the way

Cheers
Lee

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:10 pm

Figured this would be a good way to revive this thread. This is a group of hawks that a friend has collected. The top knives are a George Schrade and a Catt. The bottom 2 are Catt's

From left to right for the group, Allen Cutlery, Wilbert, Terrier, Keene, Utica, Holley, Electric Cut, Mason & Sons, Beaver Falls, H & JW King, another Catt, Crandall Cutlery, Schrade Cut, Ulster, John Chatillon

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:57 pm

Very nice group.

olderdogs1 · Post by **olderdogs1** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:40 pm

Those are really nice, Mike

Tom

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:57 pm

Wow! Quite a collection

How long is that Electric Cut.?

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:07 pm

Thanks all, it was fun getting them together that's for sure and of course I'm still on the hunt for them. The Electric is 5" closed and 8 1/2" open

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:24 pm

galvanic1882 wrote:The Electric is 5" closed and 8 1/2" open

Thanks that`s a big `un

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:19 pm

Horn handles folding brass spud, I love the tang stamp on this one!

Beechtree · Post by **Beechtree** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 2:51 am

Very Nice MB, two oxen?

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:52 am

Beechtree wrote:Very Nice MB, two oxen?

Thanks, I believe so, here is a close up

tendots · Post by **tendots** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:04 pm

This is an Italian brand.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:25 pm

Cool knife MB

... the stamp is unique for sure and the spud no doubt is different than the norm!!

Here's an Empire Winsted CT Hawkbill that took a good bit of cleaning when I received it - but not too bad now imo...

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Lee

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:10 pm

I may have a Du Boui like Dimitri's,been a while since I saw it.I like the built in spuds.

As Gus said an Italian maker.

Lee,you're getting close,I grin, that's a nice knife from a great cutler,Shapleigh's exclusive early contractor of DE knives.

Beechtree · Post by **Beechtree** » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:40 pm

Nice one Lee, it looks to have quite some life! I do like old ebony, it seems to keep up well even after many years of service.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:38 am

Thanks Lee & Lyle

Here is an unusual one, even has a glass cutter at the end!

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