All About Pocket Knives

I just love those antique malls with all the old ladies.....the fancy glass and the dolls are expensive.....but old knives ?
The first is a LF&C 2 3/4" Never sharpened, good snap, etc. etc. I can even make out a faint blade etch...Universal. My 1 book says 1914-30's, but no values. The second is marked Robeson ShurEdge ( in script ) over Rochester. 3 1/8" This has been sharpened & has tiny tip missing both blades, and is lazy closing. #622359 on back of tang. Now my question for you old col......Collectors,...of OLD pocketknives, both have some black spots on the blades & springs. Hand polish w/ Flitz, or keep 'em as I found 'em ??
Oops!! pictures get reversed, I'll try to remember that. BTW...the funny lookin' blade on the LF&C is a file, and that unmarked red box the Robeson was in.....Nah, THAT'S unlikely.

Fran

Congrats Fran! Awesome!

Get ready for a long string of very jealous AAPK people trying to find out which antiques malls full of old ladies you are going to.

(I'd keep 'em as you found 'em...thay have tons of character!)

John

Nice find on these.
On the LF&C, if you scrub, you will likely lose the etch so I surely would not want to do that.
Otherwise, it is your choice.
I much prefer un-cleaned to cleaned. Maybe just a light wipe with the Flitz or such and wipe with your finger rather than a cloth. It will take the grime off the blades, and the handles by the way.

EDIT: And just where did you say that mall is located??