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J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:18 am
by shwhitney
Hi again, sorry for so many questions at once, but I have so many questions and no time at all, so thanks for all you help, This is a J & C.N. Co 4 blade pocket knife with a neat etching on the front handle. Any clue what the picture is , year of knife any info on this one at all would be great!!! Thanks Shawn
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:06 pm
by shwhitney
It also looks to be a different metal under the silver looking cover metal , looks like brass?
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:24 pm
by knife7knut
It is a scout/utility pattern probably made by Camillus(judging from the spiral leather punch)or possibly Schrade.The company that assembled it is the Jewelry & Cutlery Novelty Co. They would buy so-called,"skeleton knives"(ones that had no scales)and add their own scales.Usually they made only small watch fob knives although I have a pull ball switchblade made by Schrade that is stamped with the J&CN logo.This is the first utility pattern I have seen by them.Sorry I can't help you with the buildings;have you tried examining them under a loupe to see if there is any lettering on them? The scales are probably stamped brass that have been silver plated.
EDIT: One of the buildings looks a bit like Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:31 pm
by Miller Bro's
What does the back handle look like?
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:00 pm
by shwhitney
Best photo I got, Its got a bunch of straight lines etched in it with along square box in the middle with no lines. thanks for your help.
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:03 pm
by shwhitney
The blade also says J & C.N. Co. Quality made in USA
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:06 pm
by Miller Bro's
Can you get a picture of that tang stamp?
The handles are Nickle plated Brass

Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:10 pm
by K2EPM
I found the same knife in my mother's house last week. Except this one doesn't have the lines on the awl. The reverse side of mine has my uncle's name engraved in block letters. He passed away of a heart attack in 1962 at the age of 42, so that would narrow down the time frame of when the knife is from.
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:21 pm
by K2EPM
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:23 am
by btrwtr
Goins' book says c. 1937-1948. A mark used by P.J. Cummings of the Jewelry Cutlery Novelty Company of North Attleburro, Massachusetts.
Re: J & C.N Co. etched 4 blade pocket knife!
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 8:21 pm
by jswann
This knife was made by Schrade.