Old Keen Kutter Knives

Keen Kutter was first used as a knife brand by Simmons Hardware Company in 1870. The trademark was used on the highest quality tools and cutlery Simmons offered.
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Great looking knives! ::tu:: ::tu::

I'll have to look in Sellens' book when I get back to Alexandria to see if I can find anything your knife, miketx.

Cool Tickler etch, so they put that etch on Coke Bottle hunters and large Toothpicks?
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Thanks 1967redrider.....anything info would be great!
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1967redrider wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:32 pm Cool Tickler etch, so they put that etch on Coke Bottle hunters and large Toothpicks?
I have never seen a TICKLER etch on a Keen Kutter toothpick, just on the hunters.

miketx, Sellens says that pattern is a K2909 and was in the Simmons catalogs from 1905 through to 1929.
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This one came in the mail Friday, purchased from Roger (peanut740). I am very happy to have this one.
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That's a very good looking KK Dan, I can definitely see why you are very happy ::tu:: .
What's the pattern called again, it's slipped my mind at this moment (fibro fog for ya :roll: ).
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danno50 wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:39 pm
1967redrider wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:32 pm Cool Tickler etch, so they put that etch on Coke Bottle hunters and large Toothpicks?
I have never seen a TICKLER etch on a Keen Kutter toothpick, just on the hunters.

miketx, Sellens says that pattern is a K2909 and was in the Simmons catalogs from 1905 through to 1929.
Thank you, danno50, and you're right about a "Tickler" etch on a large toothpick. I was confusing it with the pattern. ::tu::
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Thanks Willy, it is a cotton sampler.
Yep, redrider, I was pretty sure that was the case. Does seem strange though, that they would put the TICKLER etch on a hunter and not a tickler pattern (AKA toothpick).
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Nice one Dan! You don’t see those older ones very often ::tu::
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Very desirable knife Dan. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Lloyd and Lyle.
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danno50 wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:39 pm
1967redrider wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:32 pm Cool Tickler etch, so they put that etch on Coke Bottle hunters and large Toothpicks?
I have never seen a TICKLER etch on a Keen Kutter toothpick, just on the hunters.

miketx, Sellens says that pattern is a K2909 and was in the Simmons catalogs from 1905 through to 1929.
Thanks for the info!
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Just got this one. A 0154, 3" closed, has the Made in USA stamp, as opposed to the St Louis MO, and has seen very little, if any, use. Sellens says this model, with the pearl handles, was in the Simmons catalogs between 1927 to 1929.
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I have never seen one of those, Dan, nice.
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Thanks Ike.
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Awesome looking pearl, danno50! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks, 1967redrider.
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You’re on a roll Dan. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Lyle. There are a couple of possibilities, but, the roll might be over until OKCA in April.
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Awesome Keen Kutters guys!! Just picked a straight razor up recently…
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For some reason my phone won’t post a picture right now..I’ll Try again later I guess
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I have this dealer display case for this thread .

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Very nice, Mike! ::tu:: Looks to be in as new condition. I would love to find something like that.
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That's really cool. ::tu::
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Very nice case Mike.
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Awesome Keen Kutter display! Here is the straight razor I tried to post earlier…
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