All About Pocket Knives

That's a great knife, Dimitri.
Thanks for showing it here.

Thank you Lee, Dan, and the info Ken.
I did not realize that my center pictured knife: Tortoise, Pribyl Bros. above has a hairline crack at the rear pin until after I observed my expanded picture.
And Dimitri, your Broch & Koch is a Front and Center beauty.

Miller Bro's wrote:Here's an uncommon three blade.

That little button hook blade might be handy as my thumbs are about wore out.

Thank you Joe and Dan for the kind comments about my knife!

Doglegg, it is old but still a useful tool

What a unique tuxedo Dimitri - very ....

Purchased this tuxedo yesterday. No manufacturer info. Any help identifying the maker would be highly appreciated! The flowers are on the back of the celluloid bolsters. Blades look unused. One blade is like a needle. Thanks.

This is an imperial tuxedo. I'd love to get an estimate of age.

Imperial started around 1920 and went out of business in the 1980s... well known for the high production of thousands of plastic and shell handled knives that no doubt were affordable for the masses ... mmmorici - do you have a better photo of the tang stamp as a few different ones were used over the years? Again just guessing here but +/- 1930-1950s vintage

Here's one I forgot to post - somehow this Krusius Brothers Germany tuxedo ended up in my pocket a few years back .. Ivory handles and the smallest Federal shield I have ever seen - I can say I have not seen another tuxedo with a shield - certainly not in this thread... Classic German knife in my eyes given the contrast of pins with the nickel silver bolsters ...

Here's a better tang stamp picture.

Nice knives mmmorici.
What are the lengths of your two knives?
Your first knife has remarkable blades.

That is a beautiful little Krusius Brothers, Lee.
That is a rather small federal shield. Very nice all around.
Jerryd has a knife on page 1 that has a shield.

Thank you for all the contributions.

Thanks Joe ... and thanks for pointing out Jerryd's knife with the shield - somehow I missed the shield ... I am sure there are others out there too...

Here is one by Dixon Cutlery Co.; Goins says circa 1920. 2-1/4",brass liners, half stops, and excellent snap.

Many of the MOP knives shown in the thread are quite similar in appearance. I bet most were made by a handful of Solingen cutlers.

I would think these evolved from quill knives. Maybe as the use of quills faded the cutlers gussied the pattern up and marketed them as more of a gents all-purpose knife. I bet a lot of early 20th Century pencils were sharpened by tuxedos.

Dennis

I agree and a bunch of finger nails cleaned and trimmed and splinters removed.

I have a knife similar to that but I never considered calling it a tuxedo. I guess it is a tuxedo.
Mine is made by Cook Bros. Sheffield. Mine is very well made and has half stops. .... 2 1/2" closed.

A very nice knife, Dennis. Thanks for showing it.

I wonder if Thoreau used a tuxedo on one of his pencils?

The green flowered tuxedo I pictured is 2 3/4" long. The imperial is 2 7/8" long.

My tuxedo is almost 3 inches. Both blades stamped CATTARAUGUS CUTLERY Co. LITTLE VALLEY N.Y. Notice the long pull on the master blade and the beautiful waterfall pattern celluloid in perfect condition after 80 years.

Beautiful Jacknifeben and nice addition ... Celluloid pattern is quite nice and no sign of outgassing - but I am seeing some significant shrinkage at edges along bolsters ... celluloid always worries me and have no clue whether shrinkage is a precursor to eventual outgassing - I hope not ...

Those celluloid covers are truly psychedelic - thanks for sharing

Very nice Jackknifeben, and yours also Joe, two nice knives.

Jacknifeben, what a fine little knife that is. Thank you for putting it in this thread.
I have a few knives with that celluloid pattern and I always enjoy looking at them.

Thank you, Bill.

Sword Brand, Camillus (has the edge !) pattern 49: $5.00
1960's ? & likely Delrin.
kj

Nice knife.

Thank you. Do you know if this Camillus marking (no underline) is from 1960's ?
kj

Here are a few more Tuxedo pattern knives.
kj