Old Ebony Wood Handle Knives

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Ike: Here's your cousin. Love those ebony NYK's. J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:35 pm Ike: Here's your cousin. Love those ebony NYK's. J.O'.
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Those Herberts are beauties Dimitri.

Good luck on the booth Brothers, John, nice NYK.

Love the etch Ike.

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Here is one I just aquired, J.Y. Moore & co, 3 1/2". Blade is etched "Razor Steel, Price 50 Cents". Goins lists no info other than "N.Y.". If anyone has any knowledge of this maker, or better yet, owns a knife by this maker, please chime in.

Edit: "maker" is probably an incorrect term, I'm guessing that this was an import firm ::shrug:: no country of origin listed
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Waukonda wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 5:21 pm Here.....
That is a FINE L👀KING piece of pocket cutlery, Ike. ::tu:: ::tu::
I found the J.Y. MOORE & CO. pocket knife, posted below, with a
Google search. But NO information on the company itself. ::shrug::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 6:15 pm
Waukonda wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 5:21 pm Here.....
That is a FINE L👀KING piece of pocket cutlery, Ike. ::tu:: ::tu::
I found the J.Y. MOORE & CO. pocket knife, posted below, with a
Google search. But NO information on the company itself. ::shrug::
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Wow Skip, that's some handle on not your knife.

Nice old knife Ike. Ebony is classic and etched.😎

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All good looking knives,
Found this Fox Cutlery. Tear Drop Jack?
I think Ebony?
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I recently acquired this Empire ebony jack in the POS exchange. Still snaps like a bear trap. Sharpened it up and in my pocket.
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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 4:23 pm I recently acquired this Empire ebony jack in the POS exchange. Still snaps like a bear trap. Sharpened it up and in my pocket.

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LKSKNIVES wrote: Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 pm All good looking knives,
Found this Fox Cutlery. Tear Drop Jack?
I think Ebony?
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Many fantastic ebony handled knives in this thread with an incredible variety of old and interesting makers'/importers' stamps 8)

Henry Sears & Son 1865
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Dang Q, that looks fabulous for 160 years old. I liked Sears ever since I was small and could thumb through the catalog. Brought back a bunch of memories with that one. Bravo. ::clapping:: ::clapping::
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Ivoryman wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 3:40 pm Dang Q, that looks fabulous for 160 years old.
Mahalo, Ivoryman ::handshake:: 1865 is not actually the year this knife was made (would be super cool if it were 8) ), it's part of the name of the brand...possibly the year the company was founded, although I'm not 100% certain. I'm sure a vintage knife expert on AAPK knows, though, and hopefully will enlighten us.
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QTCut5 wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:50 pm Many.....
Henry Sears & Son 1865. A few bits of information here:
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:05 pm Henry Sears & Son 1865. A few bits of information here:
Thank you, Skip ::handshake:: I knew I had read that on the forum fairly recently but was feeling too lazy to look for it ::tired::
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QTCut5 wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:26 pm Thank.....
You're welcome, ~ Q ~ ::handshake::
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Here’s one with a Van Camp H & I Co stamp. I know that Van Camp was a hardware & iron concern that had knives made by actual knife companies. I don’t know which company might have made this one, and I’m no expert, but based on my limited research, I am slightly skeptical about the authenticity ::skeptic:: Perhaps an expert will weigh in with an opinion ::undecided::
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QTCut5 wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:37 pm Here’s one with a Van Camp H & I Co stamp. I know that Van Camp was a hardware & iron concern that had knives made by actual knife companies. I don’t know which company might have made this one, and I’m no expert, but based on my limited research, I am slightly skeptical about the authenticity ::skeptic:: Perhaps an expert will weigh in with an opinion ::undecided::

Another old beauty. Man that has character oozing. You're killing it, great old EZO. Love seeing old relics like that.
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An old Catt, 21146. Big jack. J.O'.
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Nice old knives
I especially like the easy opens.
Dad has a few of those also some ebony couple Remingtons one metal one bone with a chain and probably a few more.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 2:21 pm An old Catt, 21146. Big jack. J.O'.
That thing has strong springs written all over it.
A real beauty!

I'm showing a little no name with Ebony covers.
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Thanks, it's a big strong knife.
Does that look like the remnant of "& son" on the tang of your knife? O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Tue Apr 01, 2025 8:28 pm Thanks, it's a big strong knife.
Does that look like the remnant of "& son" on the tang of your knife? O'.
Yes, it's the end of someones stamp.??

I posted the knife in the "Identity Crisis" thread under "General Knife Discussion" sub forum. Page 1
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