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That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:21 pm
by gsmith7158
Ok, Ok, so its not a knife per se but given my affinity for ebony handles and the fact that it is a Russell I bought this artist's palate knife anyway.
Comments about rarity or other pertinent info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:00 pm
by bighomer
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:54 pm
by djknife13
Close enough. I like it. ___Dave
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:15 pm
by RobesonsRme.com
Commonly called a "palette knife", so it's a "knife".
And a nice one at that.
Charlie Noyes
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 7:53 pm
by FRJ
I would have bought that too. Nice piece.
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:36 pm
by glennbad
If it matters, you can put an edge on it...
Nice one, BTW!
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:34 pm
by knife7knut
Very nice Russell palette KNIFE!!!!! I haven't seen them in ebony before;mine is pearl.
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:28 pm
by Mason
gsmith7158 wrote:Ok, Ok, so its not a knife per se but given my affinity for ebony handles and the fact that it is a Russell I bought this artist's palate knife anyway.
Comments about rarity or other pertinent info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Very interesting folding spatula or "Pocket Spatula" as Russell calls it in a 1904 catalog. These were offered in a variety of handle materials including Ebony, Ivory, stag, and Pearl as shown in K7K's beautiful example. Russell also offered a version with a second spear point folding blade along side the spatula blade.
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:44 pm
by gsmith7158
Wow Mason! Excellent piece of info. Thanks very much.
Knife7knut what a spectacular pearl spatula you have there.
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:44 pm
by garddogg56
I never knew these existed
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:49 pm
by knife7knut
Thanks for the kind words.I'm almost ashamed to say how much I paid for that knife.I bought it in an old antique shop in Massachusetts about 30 years ago.The shop was having a 20% off sale on anything over $5.I gave them a ten and got change back. As far as I can tell it has never been used and the pearl is free of cracks and flaws.
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:51 pm
by gsmith7158
Gdogg, you may have 8 or 9 of them in that room of yours and not know it.
Re: That's not a knife. Oh yeah? Well it's a Russell.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:57 pm
by garddogg56
