info on this Cattaraugus whittler?

The Cattaraugus Cutlery Company was started by John Champlin and his son Tint in 1882. It was first incorporated under the name J.B.F. Champlin and Son as a wholesale distribution company based in Little Valley, New York. The business proved to be a successful endeavor, and it soon branched into a knife production company named Cattaraugus.
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Dave T
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Re: info on this Cattaraugus whittler?

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Just to clarify the origin and meaning of Wharncliffe Knife: The quote below is verbatim from a newspaper report in 1864 of a magistrate court case in Sheffield.
"It was quite a different case from that of the “Wharncliffe knife”. The words “Wharncliffe knife” merely meant a knife of a particular form in which nobody had any exclusive right, and which anybody could manufacture…. Mr A Smith: A knife of which Lord Wharncliffe was not the original manufacturer, but the original “complimentee” (Laughter). The Wharncliffe knife was first manufactured by Messrs. Rogers, who sent their first parcel to Lord Wharncliffe, requesting the use of his name, which he granted. The only distinction of the Wharncliffe knife was its shape, and it was unquestionably an article of general manufacture…"
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Re: info on this Cattaraugus whittler?

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::tu:: Good info!
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