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Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:03 am
by fergusontd
I just acquired a 162OT Chinese Scharade, can't seem to find any info on it. Does anyone know anything about this knife. ftd
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:31 pm
by kootenay joe
I think the 'rambling' that some of us lapse into makes AAPK a more interesting and enjoyable read.
kj
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:43 pm
by KLJ77
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:31 pm
I think the 'rambling' that some of us lapse into makes AAPK a more interesting and enjoyable read.
kj
I agree, KJ
I tend to do some of that 'rambling' myself. I do have my moments.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:01 pm
by fergusontd
I don't ramble much, but I did come close to buying a Rambler! ftd
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:01 pm
by New_Windsor_NY
kootenay joe wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:40 pm
My memory of ice picks goes back over 60 years when a few people still had an 'ice box' type of fridge. Blocks of ice were cut from the river during winter and stored covered with hay bales. The 'ice man' had a horse drawn cart and would travel the lanes delivering blocks of ice. While ice man was busying hauling a block to a house we would run to the back of his cart, lift up the tarp and use the ice pick he left there to chip off pieces of ice to suck on during a hot July day.
kj
Here is an ad and an article from a New York Newspaper, January 1926.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:15 pm
by kootenay joe
Wonder if this was dangerous work ? If you fell into the St. Lawrence River in winter you would be swept away fast and hypothermic in 5 minutes.
Big rivers did not freeze over entirely. There would be some open channels. Now few rivers in southern Canada freeze over.
kj
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:33 pm
by woodwalker
Found this one today on my lunch hour at an indoor flea market. USA only on tang. I think Imperial shell handle knife. Please correct me if I am wrong. I like the color. Going to have to clean it up a bit. Nothing fancy but I like the shell handled Imperials. They take a wicked edge.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:55 pm
by cody6268
fergusontd wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:03 am
I just acquired a 162OT Chinese Scharade, can't seem to find any info on it. Does anyone know anything about this knife. ftd
I think that's a Taylor invention. Schrade never made such a knife (boot knife), but from what I'm seeing it looks pretty good.
Story goes that near closure, an Old Timer dagger was in the works, but never produced. I thought I saw some blanks that were to those knives, but in reality were something else, probably just some cheap blanks the seller mistakenly listed as Schrade.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:07 am
by TPK
woodwalker wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:33 pm
Found this one today on my lunch hour at an indoor flea market. USA only on tang. I think Imperial shell handle knife. Please correct me if I am wrong. I like the color. Going to have to clean it up a bit. Nothing fancy but I like the shell handled Imperials. They take a wicked edge.
Looks cool! Be a Great EDC knife!
Nice find!
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:12 am
by woodwalker
TPK wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:07 am
woodwalker wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:33 pm
Found this one today on my lunch hour at an indoor flea market. USA only on tang. I think Imperial shell handle knife. Please correct me if I am wrong. I like the color. Going to have to clean it up a bit. Nothing fancy but I like the shell handled Imperials. They take a wicked edge.
Looks cool! Be a Great EDC knife!
Nice find!
Thank you Tom! Sure makes for a good lunch break when you find a little something you like on it.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:14 am
by Reverand
Woodwalker, that is a Colonial knife. It is a little different design than Imperial shell design, but close enough. They also used good steel. I have a couple that are different colors, but the same pattern, and they do make great EDC's. They are light in the pocket, yet are well-built knives!
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:28 am
by woodwalker
Reverand wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:14 am
Woodwalker, that is a Colonial knife. It is a little different design than Imperial shell design, but close enough. They also used good steel. I have a couple that are different colors, but the same pattern, and they do make great EDC's. They are light in the pocket, yet are well-built knives!
Thank you Reverend!! Appreciate you letting me know!
I like the little rascal.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 12:45 am
by fergusontd
cody6268 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:55 pm
fergusontd wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 4:03 am
I just acquired a 162OT Chinese Scharade, can't seem to find any info on it. Does anyone know anything about this knife. ftd
I think that's a Taylor invention. Schrade never made such a knife (boot knife), but from what I'm seeing it looks pretty good.
Story goes that near closure, an Old Timer dagger was in the works, but never produced. I thought I saw some blanks that were to those knives, but in reality were something else, probably just some cheap blanks the seller mistakenly listed as Schrade.
This is what it looks like.
ftd
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:55 pm
by djknife13
Picked up from a local computer auction a 1990 Case Ducks Unlimited lockback and a nice tool box.____Dave
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:01 pm
by KLJ77
Nice looking knife, DJ...and the tool box looks like it's in GREAT condition. Must have been an electricians toolbox at one time.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:15 am
by doglegg
Great knife and box.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:50 pm
by edge213
Kutmaster
Syracuse
Keen Kutter (Shapleigh)
Keen Kutter (E.C.Simmons)
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:55 pm
by treefarmer
Boy oh boy, those all look mighty fine, especially the EO at the bottom of the picture!
Treefarmer
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:14 pm
by edge213
treefarmer wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:55 pm
Boy oh boy, those all look mighty fine, especially the EO at the bottom of the picture!
Treefarmer
I traded this
For these
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:17 pm
by doglegg
Some fine lookers there David. You were probably getting to big to ride in that little buggy anyway. Especially like the top one and the 3rd one but not a loser in the bunch. Great looking knives.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:22 pm
by jerryd6818
I don't know what that toy you traded is but the knives look very clean. I don't have a thing for toys so in my mind you got the better end of the deal.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:50 pm
by edge213
doglegg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:17 pm
Some fine lookers there David. You were probably getting to big to ride in that little buggy anyway. Especially like the top one and the 3rd one but not a loser in the bunch. Great looking knives.
You're right dog, it was getting a little tight
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:52 pm
by edge213
jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:22 pm
I don't know what that toy you traded is but the knives look very clean. I don't have a thing for toys so in my mind you got the better end of the deal.
According to the guy at the antique shop it's a baby carriage from early 1900s.
I acquired it in a lot with some other things that I wanted at an auction.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:17 pm
by Waukonda
Great knives, David, and a good trade. Your post is interesting on many levels, always like to hear about trades and I have never seen a carriage like that.
I also see some fire call boxes in the background, what is their history, used locally? I tried to read the printing on them after enlarging pic, but couldn't make anything out.
Re: KNIFE FINDS OF THE DAY
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:28 pm
by edge213
Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:17 pm
Great knives, David, and a good trade. Your post is interesting on many levels, always like to hear about trades and I have never seen a carriage like that.
I also see some fire call boxes in the background, what is their history, used locally? I tried to read the printing on them after enlarging pic, but couldn't make anything out.
Ike, both of those were used locally (Terre Haute IN)
They are Gamewell Fire Alarm boxes. The one on the left was manufactured 1916 the one on right is older.
I had another from 1924. I donated it to our local history museum.
The museum has a big display from an apothecary called Bindley Drugs and the box I had came from there so I gave it to the museum. It's supposed to be hung in the display.