Southington Cut. Co.
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Here is a nice old used tuxedo with covers from the long tooth. 2 15/16" closed.
Joe
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That's a nice looking knife, Joe!
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Nice Tuxedo Joe .. I have the same exact Southington Tuxedo with the long tooth - in fact maybe from the same tooth ...
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Lee
Lee
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Well mine has good snap and the handles are in great shape (it’s in the Tuxedo thread along with my 5 others wherever that thread is ) .... one thing I have noticed on the majority of old Tuxedos are “proud” tips on the blades and I assume that is a result of sharpening - though I wonder sometimes if any sharpening of these resulted in proud tips due to size as they are quite slim knives or were they sometimes made that way ...FRJ wrote:Thanks Lee.
I hope yours is in better condition than mine.
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Lee
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Lee, I believe proud or exposed tips would be something that cutlers would avoid on a finished knife.
I think any exposed tip is due to sharpening. You see it a lot in these old knives and with the smaller knives, which were used heavily and therefor sharpened heavily, the narrow blades were more apt to have a proud tip.
This is just the way I interpret the issue of exposed tips. There are certainly other ways of thinking about it.
By the way, here is that Tuxedo thread. You have some very nice knives in there on page two.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=56964
I think any exposed tip is due to sharpening. You see it a lot in these old knives and with the smaller knives, which were used heavily and therefor sharpened heavily, the narrow blades were more apt to have a proud tip.
This is just the way I interpret the issue of exposed tips. There are certainly other ways of thinking about it.
By the way, here is that Tuxedo thread. You have some very nice knives in there on page two.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=56964
Joe
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I agree Joe with your take on the sharpening and knew it was not likely shop made with a proud tip but thought I’d throw it out there ... I’m sure it wasn’t hard on the narrow blades to bring the tip up in sharpening...
Thanks for the comment on my Tuxedos Joe ...
Thanks for the comment on my Tuxedos Joe ...
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Been almost a year and a half, time for a bump fore this thread, I guess it shows how hard Southington's are to find.
Added to my jumbo jack collection this week with this 4 1/4" Southington, considering its age very nice condition although it has been cleaned, full blades and as with most jumbo's you don't want to get your finger in the way closing.
Added to my jumbo jack collection this week with this 4 1/4" Southington, considering its age very nice condition although it has been cleaned, full blades and as with most jumbo's you don't want to get your finger in the way closing.
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I agree, very nice.
David
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They stopped making Southingtons in 1905, but they made them for 38 years. (Goins)
What a beauty you have there, John.
Nice pictures too.
Joe
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That's a real beauty you picked up there John! Congrats on the nice find!JohnR wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:55 pm Been almost a year and a half, time for a bump fore this thread, I guess it shows how hard Southington's are to find.
Added to my jumbo jack collection this week with this 4 1/4" Southington, considering its age very nice condition although it has been cleaned, full blades and as with most jumbo's you don't want to get your finger in the way closing.
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Those are some hefty blades , congrats , lovely condition.
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Lyle, Tom, Joe, Ike,David, Dan, thank you all, appreciated Joe, thanks for the comment on the pictures, I try, some work out better than others.
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Go several years without being able to find a nice Southington and manage to add another nice one in a month. This one is a hefty 3 3/4" ebony dogleg.
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Another beauty, John! I really like the ones with nice clear, not worn, tang stamps.
Dan
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Worth the wait.
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WOW!
John, do they get any better than that. That is just a beautiful knife.
That spring that comes around in the pen well is a real touch of class.
A great working size to boot. This one has been well saved. Thankfully!
As I stated earlier, they stopped making Southingtons in 1905.
Thank for continuing to up grade this thread with your fine knives.
John, do they get any better than that. That is just a beautiful knife.
That spring that comes around in the pen well is a real touch of class.
A great working size to boot. This one has been well saved. Thankfully!
As I stated earlier, they stopped making Southingtons in 1905.
Thank for continuing to up grade this thread with your fine knives.
Joe
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Great looking blades on that one, I love those ebony doglegs.
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