All About Pocket Knives

Here's a Cattaraugus Advertising Letter Opener I acquired from fello AAPK member PA Knives.

Thanks David

Keith

Nice ones Keith, here is two that I have.

ANTELOPE - Germany
PAL CUTLERY - U.S.A.
I dont collect these -just have em so if any collectors want them I will trade for folders.

Here is an unusual one.

It is chrome plated, has a ruler on one edge the other side is the letter opener.

The back side has a neat engraved design with a truck, boat, airplane and city line.

Dude, Keith, I love that letter opener.

Neat stuff gentlemen.

I did a post awhile back on letter opener knives so I won't post them again.If anyone is interested I host a Yahoo group devoted strictly to letter openers.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vintageletteropeners

Ray,

It looks like you have one similar to the one I posted above, except yours has a folding knife knife blade.

Can you post a picture of that one?

Dimitri:
I have a couple of those;both have Toledo Scale style scales on one side and advertising on the other.
Here are some unusual ones:
A Pal Cutlery Co with original stag scales.Only one I've ever seen as most have celluloid scales.
A B&B with a funny folder style handle.Someone else posted one of these awhile back and that is only the second one I've seen like that.
The brass handled openers;one advertising a company named JOSAM and the other plain.
A Swedish made letter opener knife from EKA.Again the only one I've ever seen.
A Geo Schrade metal ad letter opener and a sterling silver handled one from Japan.
Last is a couple pics of various makes including Remington,Peres.and NYKC.

Here is my latest one from e-Bay.The tang stamp is,"Empire Specialty Co.Solingen Germany" on one side;"Lindell" etched into the blade;and,"Rostfrei;Stainless;and Inoxidable" on the opposite side of the tang.I guess it was made for export to several different countries.
Aside from the Toledo Scales,what I find unusual is the presence of scissors on the other side of the handle.
I paid a little more than I normally would for one of these($20 plus shipping)but I thought it was justified due to the unusual features.

Here's a pair of Aerial Cutlery letter openers from my collection

Keith

Here's a few more letter openers from my accumulation:

Picture 1 has a German brass opener with a series of figures on it;a piece of toroise sehll colored plastic that has been split and twisted to form a handle;a stamped brass one;another with a tape measure in the handle and a letter opener knife from France.

Picture 2 a Presto l.o. that is spring loaded;an Autopoint w/knife;a fancy celluloid;a clear plexiglass bayonet;another cel and a piece of antler.

Picture 3

My dads old letter opener / scissors combo. It was "desk candy" from when he worked at TWA. Sheath is marked germany, and the cutlery from Italy.

Japanese letter opener / ruler combo, early 60's.

The ruler combo is

Miller Bro`s wrote:The ruler combo is

Thanks ! It is pretty neat, the tolerance is spot on.

Ah ha! I knew I had a picture of this one around here someplace. Tang stamp says "Quick Point".

Here are three Desk Knives I recently made....

Cocobolo, Carrot Orange, Kryptonite

They look like the Desk Knives Case produces.

Camillus

I bought this opener in New Market Va. in 1963 on my way to Washington D. C. ftd

Hey Ferg. Were you going to DC for your first term in Congress?

Neat letter opener.

Secretary of the NAVY !! ftd

That's about the same time I was studying to be Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Ressurrecting this old thread.

Nice letter openers mine is home made.

A Cutino letter opener.

Lot's of nice letter openers here for sure!

I only have a few but picked up two more yesterday. I liked the leather with SAAB logos so couldn't resist them.

Jim