Mystery Knife Game

[kootenay joe]

Ulery Knife Co.
kj

[danno50]

Sorry, not Empire, Challenge or Ulery. Levine lists them as a manufacturer during the 1890s. Company was bought by a larger firm in early 1900s and after that Levine lists them as a "manufacturer's brand". I believe they were still being made in the original factory, though??

[Ridgegrass]

If N.J. qualifies as northeast, Booth Bros. J.O'.

[danno50]

J.O', right state, wrong company.

[peanut740]

Electric.

[danno50]

Even though that does fit with my clues, it is not Electric. According to Goins this mark was used up until 1950.

[jxr1197]

Valley Forge

[danno50]

Valley Forge it is, Jason.

[jxr1197]

Valley Forge it is, Jason.

I used a searchable version of Goins to zero in on that one - I never would have come up with Valley Forge left to my own devices.

Onto the next one:

[kootenay joe]

Very educational thread and fun too even for those of us not knowledgeable enough to get a correct answer. We need more 'watchers' to post their guesses. Better to post and be wrong that to not post at all.
kj

[kootenay joe]

Hmmm, Jason that is a hard one: 2 blade Regular Jack with ebony handles. Most USA knife companies made one of these and many have Hardware/Merchant markings.
But, maybe there is something i am not seeing that is specific to this brand ? I'm looking forward to the 'expert' guesses.
kj

[jxr1197]

Hmmm, Jason that is a hard one: 2 blade Regular Jack with ebony handles. Most USA knife companies made one of these and many have Hardware/Merchant markings.
But, maybe there is something i am not seeing that is specific to this brand ? I'm looking forward to the 'expert' guesses.
kj

I'll get us started on the right path - it's the manufacturer's name on the knife, not a hardware store, or some other branded knife.

[edge213]

Schatt and Morgan

[jxr1197]

Schatt and Morgan

Not Schatt & Morgan

[Colonel26]

New York Knife Co.

[jxr1197]

New York Knife Co.

Not NYK either.


**The first two guesses are in the wrong state.

[danno50]

Winchester

[peanut740]

Walden Knife Co.

[jxr1197]

Not Winchester or Walden

[cody6268]

Ulster

[jxr1197]

Not an Ulster

The knife is American made but it's not from NY

[peanut740]

Miller Brothers

[jxr1197]

Not Miller Bros

**When this company closed in 1929 they owed a former employee a substantial debt which they settled by giving him all of their knife making machinery - that was the catalyst for him opening his own knife company. Neither company is obscure and you've all heard of both of them.

[danno50]

Challenge Cutlery Co

[jxr1197]

Challenge Cutlery Co

That’s the one.