Homage to Traditional Pen Knives

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:32 pm

woodwalker wrote:Here is an EC Simmons Keen Kutter that I am quite fond of.

WW - Very nice old KK pen

.. the bone is sweet

! I’d be fond of that one as well!

woodwalker · Post by **woodwalker** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:10 am

LongBlade wrote:
woodwalker wrote:Here is an EC Simmons Keen Kutter that I am quite fond of.
WW - Very nice old KK pen .. the bone is sweet ! I’d be fond of that one as well!

Thank you Longblade! I was told by Danno that is was probably made by Winchester. Appreciate ya!!

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:46 am

woodwalker wrote:Here is an EC Simmons Keen Kutter that I am quite fond of.

Kevin that's some fabulous bone on that KK!

woodwalker · Post by **woodwalker** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:50 am

gsmith7158 wrote:
woodwalker wrote:Here is an EC Simmons Keen Kutter that I am quite fond of.
Kevin that's some fabulous bone on that KK!

Thank you Greg!! Picked that and a pearl vintage Winchester up at a local antique shop a few months back.

woodwalker · Post by **woodwalker** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 1:09 am

gsmith7158 wrote:
woodwalker wrote:Here is an EC Simmons Keen Kutter that I am quite fond of.
Kevin that's some fabulous bone on that KK!

Here is the Winchester Pearl pen I got along with KK.

gsmith7158 · Post by **gsmith7158** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 1:12 am

woodwalker wrote:
gsmith7158 wrote:
woodwalker wrote:Here is an EC Simmons Keen Kutter that I am quite fond of.
Kevin that's some fabulous bone on that KK!
Here is the Winchester Pearl pen I got along with KK.

Another excellent pen knife Woodwalker. You ought to be about ready for a third display case by now.

woodwalker · Post by **woodwalker** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 1:17 am

gsmith7158 wrote:
woodwalker wrote:
gsmith7158 wrote: Kevin that's some fabulous bone on that KK!
Here is the Winchester Pearl pen I got along with KK.
Another excellent pen knife Woodwalker. You ought to be about ready for a third display case by now.

LOL yes sir. I am actually in need of a 3rd one. Here is one more Pearl Winchester Pen that I got off of Knifeaholic!

OLDE CUTLER · Post by **OLDE CUTLER** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:05 am

I picked up this Voos stainless all metal pen the other day. Had not seen one before. The handle material is also stainless with a blank panel for engraving a name or initials.It is 2 1/2" overall. One interesting thing is the bail, which is marked "Simmons Sterling". The blades don't look like it has been used much, but the handle material is kind of dinged up like it was carried a lot in a pocket with car keys, etc.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:40 pm

OC - Nice knife and good addition to the thread

... Voos made alot of pen knives and especially FOB knives similar to yours in different styles. Simmons Sterling is interesting - Being in New Haven I wonder if related to Simmons which merged with Winchester

.. as an aside - Voos only seemed to make one jack knife - regular bare-head with 2 blades and nice jigged bone. Actually I once saw a Voos whittler at a NCCA show which was unique at least in my view - never saw or heard of another..

OLDE CUTLER · Post by **OLDE CUTLER** » Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:57 pm

LongBlade wrote:OC - Nice knife and good addition to the thread ... Voos made alot of pen knives and especially FOB knives similar to yours in different styles. Simmons Sterling is interesting - Being in New Haven I wonder if related to Simmons which merged with Winchester .. as an aside - Voos only seemed to make one jack knife - regular bare-head with 2 blades and nice jigged bone. Actually I once saw a Voos whittler at a NCCA show which was unique at least in my view - never saw or heard of another..

What is interesting is that the name Simmons stamped on the bail is upside down in relationship to the word Sterling. At first I thought maybe the bail came from something else and was added. The handle material is somewhat magnetic, so must be stainless. Also shown is my only other Voos, the previously mentioned bare head jack, with steel liners, bolsters, and jigged bone handle material. The tangstamp on the jack shows the name VOOS with an arrow thru it, the pen is not stamped the same way.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:21 am

Pens are very under represented in my collection, probably have 5 or less. Just so happens that 3 of them are stag, a Valley Forge, a Joseph Rodgers and a very slim Wade&Butcher whittler.

Duffer · Post by **Duffer** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:04 pm

John, you got three good ones to be underrepresented with

!

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:12 pm

Ditto Lloyd’s comment

... also can’t beat a pen or whittler with stag John

woodwalker · Post by **woodwalker** » Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:34 pm

JohnR wrote:Pens are very under represented in my collection, probably have 5 or less. Just so happens that 3 of them are stag, a Valley Forge, a Joseph Rodgers and a very slim Wade&Butcher whittler.

Beautiful!!

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:32 am

JohnR, I usually don't favor pen knives but those 3 might change my mind, especially that whittler.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:59 am

Thank you all for the comments, appreciated.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:56 pm

Added 3 more in the last few weeks, a Joseph Rodgers in stag, a W. Bingham cracked ice and a Hibbard Spencer&Bartlett with an unusual High School Store etch.

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:25 am

Nice finds, John, especially the Joseph Rodgers!

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:44 am

Amen to what Dan said.

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:41 pm

Very nice John, the Joseph Rodgers is really nice

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:55 pm

: Bontgen & Sabin Germany

New_Windsor_NY · Post by **New_Windsor_NY** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:08 pm

The only one I have, it was my father's.
The tang stamp says EAGLE over PHILA.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:54 pm

Lots of nice pen knives Jerry, John and Skip

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OLDE CUTLER · Post by **OLDE CUTLER** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:37 pm

I picked up this 2 3/4" MOP pen knife recently for $1. The tang stamp is "Germania Cutl Works Germany". Goins lists this as 1896-1938. The MOP is intact with a couple of cracks and the blades look to be chrome plated with rust taking some of the chrome. Still an interesting old MOP pen.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:58 pm

A few pens to wake up this thread...

J Copley & Sons Sheffield - Nice ivory pen at 3"... Copley was a pen and pocket knife maker but was especially well known for Bowies in mid 1800s...