All About Pocket Knives

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Haynes Stellite

There must have been thousands of tiny knife-making operations in Germany before the Second World War. Here is another example. I have found nothing whatsoever about this knife, it is just another worn out, nondescript pen knife with an unusual stamp.

Knifegirl posted a Sterling back on page 5 of this thread and here is another. The two knives are about as different as knives can be, hers being a large peachseed bone handled jack and mine being a tiny MOP handled pen. Mine measures just 2 1/4 inches closed and is dwarfed by the S&M jack behind it.

nice Edgy & Trail .....love when the lists grows

I have came across a knife that i found interesting but i cant find any info on it. it is not per say a knife knife more a novelty. if someone could help i would appreciate it

nice old" EYE" brand novelty knife

Eagleton co. A Solingen based manufacturer. According to my research, the tang stamp indicates 1890 production.
This knife is solid like the day it was made, though unfortunately one of its previous owners was enthusiastic using the grinder



Mike

Hatch Cut Co. Buchanan, Mich. 1894-1895
Just a relic, but an old and rare one.

edgy46, That an interesting old knife and the written info helps with the history, but what is the knife leaning on(2nd pic) that has the name Newington? Just curious. Treefarmer

Interesting knife and intriguing history. Do you think his partner John Clauss, who bought out his interest in Elyria Shear Company, might be the founder of Clauss Cutlery of Fremont, OH?

treefarmer wrote:edgy46, That an interesting old knife and the written info helps with the history, but what is the knife leaning on(2nd pic) that has the name Newington? Just curious. Treefarmer

That's a bird call. Various bird-like sounds and chirps can be made according to how you twist the metal "plug" into the hole in the wood part of the device. When it doesn't chirp as well as you want, apply a little powdered rosin to 'tune' it up.

Fran

Good call Fran.
It belongs to my daughter, and it will drive her cat mad looking around for the bird.

trail wrote:Interesting knife and intriguing history. Do you think his partner John Clauss, who bought out his interest in Elyria Shear Company, might be the founder of Clauss Cutlery of Fremont, OH?

Went back to the book and found this.

Nice one Bill, I picked up my first Hatch a few weeks ago and posted it in another thread. Here it is. They are cool knives.

very nice Gino.......i'm always looking but never came up with one

Here is one I got today from Bob R.
Wade Wingfield & Rothbottom
No.82 Tenter St. Sheffield

Blade Etch:
W.T. Hancock & Co.
308 High Holborn

A search of that name, shows they were a sporting gun dealer. There is one Birmingham gun, made for the trade with their name on it. Boothroyd lists them at that address with Watson from 1886 to 1890.

WoW Bret! GREAT knife!

Love those handles on that Wade!

.... Joe

Great knife, Bret.
Love that snakeskin stag and off-centered bar shield.

Paul

Here's another for the list: LAFAYETTE CUTLERY CO. GERMANY. Easy-Open Jack. Knife is nothing more than a relic. Secondary blade ground away to nothing, handle split, no snap (blades are very stiff open and close, but a stamp we've not seen yet

Cool old knife TJ!!!. Kinda reminds us that these old knives were not just pretties but tools meant to be used. Slim.

Brett & Tom nice additions to your collection

Chapman Hand Forged 1915 - 1931

This little tuxedo is from my "stamp collection."

Hilger & Sons Celebrate Cutlery c. 1858 - 1890 per Goins`.

Ivory handles to boot!

..... Joe

Those English were a happy lot in the 19th Century.

Practically EVERYTHING with an edge was "celebrated" at one time another.

Neat little knife and stamp.