Watch Fob Knives..............

[fitzroe]

Check this watch fob Knife. You might think he would give a break on shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-FABERG ... rk:51:pf:0

[Johnboy62]

Hello,
I’m new to this page/group. I have started a knife collection, though it’s not an expensive one. I like to know the type and value of the knives I have and I have come across some knives like these but I can’t find much information about them. I was wondering if anyone here could help me out?? It would be greatly appreciated.

1st picture says VOOS 14k
2nd picture says VOOS12k
3rd picture says Miller Bros
4th picture says MFG CO ELC

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[knife7knut]

Welcome to the forums! Nice little assemblage of watch fob knives you have there.The first two;either the handles or the bail loops are gold.As the gold content is minimal they aren't worth a whole lot. The last one is by Elgin American Mfg. Co.Not much info on the company.

[New_Windsor_NY]

This tiny pocket knife came as one of a group of pocket knives that I purchased. It's an IMPERIAL USA, single blade, 2 tool pocket knife. It has a cap lifter/bottle opener. It is missing the corkscrew. I like it better without the corkscrew, it's easier to handle the blade and/or the opener. It is also missing the bail. It measures 1 7/8" closed and 3 1/4" open. Here are some pictures of it. The last picture is what the pocket knife should look like (internet picture).

[ludwig26]

Here's a couple more as promised:
Top one is unmarked but has a very unusual set of Christmas Tree scales.The bottom one is marked Hammer Brand New York Knife Co.

I am in the process of re-photographing my pearl scaled knives and will post some of those that could be considered(and likely were) watch fob knives.

Here is one I have with the same scales. It is marked WR Case&Sons.

[New_Windsor_NY]

This arrived very recently in a group of pocket knives that I bought. This particular pocket knife was NOT the target of my purchase. It is a LATAMA ITALY, one blade, one tool, 2 3/32" closed (not including the bail), one tang stamp, all metal, fob style pocket knife. The main blade tang stamp says "LATAMA - ITALY - STAINLESS." It is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed very little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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[New_Windsor_NY]

These three fob style pocket knives arrived recently in a group of pocket knives that I bought. These three particular pocket knives were NOT the targets of my purchase. They are all UNBRANDED. They all have one blade. Contrary to how they look in the pictures, they all measure 2 5/16" closed (not including the bail). None of them have tang stamp(s) or any kind of marking(s). They're all in GOOD condition. They needed some cleaning. I took some pictures and here they are.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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[Reverand]

I keep studying the pictures to find some common DNA between those knives, but cannot see enough similarities to say for sure that they were made by the same company. If they were, I am guessing that they were made years apart.
They are interesting!

[New_Windsor_NY]

I.....

Thank you, Scott.

[Tanuki]

I'm glad this thread revived and caught my attention.

When I posted this short, flashy mother-of-pearl Boker Solingen multiblade on the MOP thread I speculated it was intended to anchor a watch chain. And anchor it quite securely.

In the final photo, the Schrade Walden 195 has a bail and a single blade, but it is long enough (and from the extreme end of the watch chain era) that it might better adorn a key chain.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Recently, this lobster or gentleman's pattern or style of fob pocket knife arrived in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This particular pocket knife was NOT the objective of my purchase. But, it did turn out to be a keeper and it will make a nice addition to my lobster or gentleman's, pattern or style, fob pocket knife collection. It is a VOOS, one blade, one tool, one tang stamp, one tool stamp, one bail stamp, 1/2" X 2 3/8" closed (not including the bail), lobster or gentleman's, pattern or style of fob pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "VOOS (over) STAINLESS" The tool stamp says "STAINLESS" The bail stamp says "1/20 = 12K GF" Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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[gordonjohn]

Some very nice knives here

[chickenman62]

1. Giesen & Forsthoff Solingen
2. H. Boker & Co.

[New_Windsor_NY]

This fob style or pattern of pocket knife arrived in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. This particular pocket knife was NOT the target of my purchase. It is an UNBRANDED, one blade, 2 5/16" closed (not including the bail), fob style or pattern of pocket knife. It does NOT have a tang stamp(s) or marking(s) of any kind. The blade sits a little high, but overall, it is in GOOD condition. It needed a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. The last two pictures are of my three, previously posted, very similar, fob style or pattern of pocket knife. They too, like this one, are UNBRANDED.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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[New_Windsor_NY]

The following fob or key ring, pattern or style pocket knives, were ALL included in various groups or lots of pocket knives that I have bought over the last couple of years. NOT ONE was bought purposely by me. They include various makers, sizes and materials.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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