George Lawerence knife sheath.
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:40 pm
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George Lawerence knife sheath.
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:48 pm
Huh. George Lawrence made a lot of sheaths back in the old days. Some for Randall. Post a pic please.
George Lawrence Sheath.
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:52 pm
I'll POST a (PIC) asap------What are the OLD day's??Gr8Scout wrote:Huh. George Lawrence made a lot of sheaths back in the old days. Some for Randall. Post a pic please.
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:09 pm
Here is the most short and sweet Lawrence history I could find on the web. As you can see, 'old days' goes back far with this company, but as the the Randall sheaths, I was thinking- guessing- early WW2. I would further guess that the '15' is a model and perhaps the '4 1/4' is a size, But I will stop guessing here and let you, now that you know some background, check it out yourself.
"was established back in the pioneer days in 1857 when the Samuel Sherlock, a highly skilled leather craftsman opened shop in the newly
established (1851) City of Portland , Oregon. His company made saddles, holsters and other leather goods, not for sport, but for day to day living and surviving. His
shop was often the first destination pioneers went to for repairs and new leather supplies at the end of the Oregon Trail.
George Lawrence came along in 1874 joining the family business, already well renowned. Two years later the death of Mr. Sherlock put George in charge of the company.
Expanding the line and insisting on the highest of handcrafted products, the company survived through recession and depression, and provided products through the
war years, even supplying the US ARMY QUARTERMASTER at Fort Vancouver as early as the Indian Wars in the west.
The company operated a huge factory in WWI & WWII supplying America and the war effort and expanded into many fields and products.
The business was handed down thru the Lawrence family but quality and handcrafting came at a price, and mass produced goods were being offered at cheaper and
cheaper prices. Not willing to compromise quality, Lawrence began downsizing in 1985 to just the leather goods and finally selling his interest in that area to Gould & Goodrich
in 1989. The original company came to a close with the distinction of being the oldest leather company in the United States with over 140 years of excellence. Lawrence
is becoming another collectible brand. Even as a holster for use today, you find them a cut above in quality from other manufactured field holsters of this style.
You buy a Lawrence, you have bought a Legend and a piece of history."
"was established back in the pioneer days in 1857 when the Samuel Sherlock, a highly skilled leather craftsman opened shop in the newly
established (1851) City of Portland , Oregon. His company made saddles, holsters and other leather goods, not for sport, but for day to day living and surviving. His
shop was often the first destination pioneers went to for repairs and new leather supplies at the end of the Oregon Trail.
George Lawrence came along in 1874 joining the family business, already well renowned. Two years later the death of Mr. Sherlock put George in charge of the company.
Expanding the line and insisting on the highest of handcrafted products, the company survived through recession and depression, and provided products through the
war years, even supplying the US ARMY QUARTERMASTER at Fort Vancouver as early as the Indian Wars in the west.
The company operated a huge factory in WWI & WWII supplying America and the war effort and expanded into many fields and products.
The business was handed down thru the Lawrence family but quality and handcrafting came at a price, and mass produced goods were being offered at cheaper and
cheaper prices. Not willing to compromise quality, Lawrence began downsizing in 1985 to just the leather goods and finally selling his interest in that area to Gould & Goodrich
in 1989. The original company came to a close with the distinction of being the oldest leather company in the United States with over 140 years of excellence. Lawrence
is becoming another collectible brand. Even as a holster for use today, you find them a cut above in quality from other manufactured field holsters of this style.
You buy a Lawrence, you have bought a Legend and a piece of history."
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:01 am
Good Info there Scout!
Thanks for posting it.
Dave
Thanks for posting it.
Dave