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I hope this works.

BuckeyeSchatt wrote:I hope this works.

Works for me!

Nice bunch of Schatts!!!

Phil

philco wrote:

BuckeyeSchatt wrote:I hope this works.

Works for me!

Nice bunch of Schatts!!!

Phil

Thanks philco, this is the first time I have posted pictures, I couldn't done without the help from you and Sarah's "How To Post Pictures"

Queen #9 Brown Winterbottom

Great Blades Buckeye

Always did like this handle material. The story about Samuel Winterbottom is pretty interesting too! I can add a couple to the show!
A Queen Classic And a Whittler on an equal end frame. Dave

A few examples of Winterbottom bone starting in the 1930 and into the 1970s.

The Winterbottom Bone Factory in Egg HArbor, NJ. c.1925.

Nice knives and picture, David!
The first knife here has early Winterbottom, dyed red for Case Bros.
Then a later style for Queen when they were doing aluminum bolsters.
Next an 80s-90s synthetic, then an inadvertent orange dyed example (anyone know about these?). A recent dark synthetic, and finally, a surface-dyed recent example - 90s? 2000s?

What makes it "Winterbottom"? Is it the fact that it is cut lengthwise to the knife?

Samuel Winterbottom was the name of the man that started and owned the factory in Egg Harbor. Much as Rogers bone is also named for the Rogers Manfacturing Co.

Nice Winterbottom's Guys! Here's 3 Queens.

So then, is everything that is longitudinal cut considered "winterbottom"? I don't think the guys name is on it.

tjmurphy wrote:So then, is everything that is longitudinal cut considered "winterbottom"? I don't think the guys name is on it.

tjmurphy this link might help.

http://knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/791926/

Here's a #15 Half Congress from 1984-1990.

Heres some Winterbottom Queens.
The two on bottom are bone; top three are plastic.
BuckeyeSchatt, Thanks for the info. link. I like that stuff.
nifbuf, thanks for the nice old pictures, and all for the photos of the great knives.
KNIVES!! KNIVES!! KNIVES!!

Joe

The real thing is getting kinda scarce! Seems that the winterbottom knives get snapped up quick unless they're labeled wrong (as delrin). Here's a few vintage Queens.

Here's my contribution to the thread - Queen Dan Burke Winterbottom

tjmurphy wrote:Here's my contribution to the thread - Queen Dan Burke Winterbottom

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Nice Dan Burkes TJ, these are advertised as Winterbottom but I was told these are not true Winterbottom bone, but repoductions. Great looking knives either way .

What would separate Real Winterbottom from Reproduction?

tjmurphy wrote:What would separate Real Winterbottom from Reproduction?

In David Krauss's book 'American Pocketknives A History of Schatt & Morgan and Queen Cutlery' states " All Winterbottom bone came from Samuel Winterbottom Sons which was originally called Winterbottom Cutlery Works the author goes on and states that the Winterbottom foctory was sold in 1968 and no more Winterbottom was produced.

The scales on your knives are Winterbottom type jigging but not original Winterbottom made in Egg Harbor. Queen continued to use old Winterbottom stock that they saved until recently.C Risner had Queen make him a series of S&M Improved Muskrat knives (four series set) in 2008 of what little stock that Queen had in storage and he told me that there is not much if any left. Series III of the Schatt & Morgans series sets are made from old Winterbottom stock also.

BuckeyeSchatt,

Thanks for the excerpt from David Krauss's book about Winterbottom bone. I didn't realize my Muskrat was made from some of the last of the "original" stock. Mine came from Mr. Risner's 2008 series.

Would love to have all 4 in the set .........

hatback wrote:BuckeyeSchatt,

Thanks for the excerpt from David Krauss's book about Winterbottom bone. I didn't realize my Muskrat was made from some of the last of the "original" stock. Mine came from Mr. Risner's 2008 series.

Would love to have all 4 in the set .........

You better give Clarence a call

Buckeye,

I didn't know beans came in so many flavors .....
..... saved my pennies to get the set of 4 from Clarence.

Each one has it's own personality.

Nice set of Rats ,hatback !!!!!!!!!!!!! I got some of that old winterbottom bone on this Queen folder_______she's in the "'Hospital"" with , Doctor Muskrat 'Man,giving her a complete physical,and cleaning____I'll post the after pictures,when I get her, back