Marbles pocket knives

Webster Marble formed Gladstone Mfg. Co. in 1892. That company created the first folding Axe in 1893 which lead to the incorporation of Marble's Safety Axe Co. in 1898. The company became Marble Arms & Mfg. Co. in 1911 & enjoyed years of success until succumbing to a shut down of production in 1974. The brand was brought back to life in 1994 & enjoyed a grand rejuvenation that later gave way to another shutdown in 2009. Many great knives & tools were crafted over the company's storied history.
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This next one is a little different. As has been stated, there was a time when Jim Parker, rightly or wrongly, made some Marbles branded knives. Most of them were made in Germany. But not this one. This was one of five that was handmade by Royce Shehorn of Traverse City, MI (I'm told he was out of Traverse City, but I cannot verify that.). It was made as a sample to be submitted by Parker to Marbles. Apparently, Royce could not produce these Elephant Toes fast enough for Mr. Parker, and so the number of Elephant Toes ever sold by Parker was under 100, with only five being made by Mr. Shehorn. Given the discussion above about possible Marbles Elephant Toes, I thought I would show this one.
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That ranks right up there as one of the best Elephant Toenails I’ve ever seen. The stag on that is wonderful.
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That is one gorgeous knife hardman. Beautiful handles! ::nod:: ::nod::
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Hardman...that is beautiful!!! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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hardman wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:13 pm This next one is a little different. As has been stated, there was a time when Jim Parker, rightly or wrongly, made some Marbles branded knives. Most of them were made in Germany. But not this one. This was one of five that was handmade by Royce Shehorn of Traverse City, MI (I'm told he was out of Traverse City, but I cannot verify that.). It was made as a sample to be submitted by Parker to Marbles. Apparently, Royce could not produce these Elephant Toes fast enough for Mr. Parker, and so the number of Elephant Toes ever sold by Parker was under 100, with only five being made by Mr. Shehorn. Given the discussion above about possible Marbles Elephant Toes, I thought I would show this one.
Wow Gary, that's a beauty!!
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Found a list of Old Marble's Pocket Knives all have the same pattern # as a Case Knife
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Very interesting. I would love to see some of these, if any were actually made. ::nod::
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5958 and 5948 remind me a lot of Sheffield-made knives.
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cody6268 wrote: Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:48 pm 5958 and 5948 remind me a lot of Sheffield-made knives.
You may be right I don't remember a Case that looks like that? ::handshake::
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A Little more from the old Catalogue
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