Henry Sears and Son 1865

[peanut740]

Mike

[Miller Bro's]

Here are 2 Henry Sears knives with pop up corkscrew, George Korn patent on a nice counter felt.

Very nice counter felt Mike

[FRJ]

Nice show of two unique knives, Mike, and a nice felt to show them with.

[BWT]

3 1/4" Candy stripe

That’s a beauty Ike

[Waukonda]

Here are 2 Henry Sears knives with pop up corkscrew, George Korn patent on a nice counter felt.

Great stuff!

[OLDE CUTLER]

I picked up this nice Henry Sears & Son MOP whittler at the flea market today. Typical tapered back and is 3 1/4" OAL closed.

[FRJ]

Now that's a great flea market find.
Congratulations, OLDE CUTLER.

[peanut740]

O C

[JohnR]

Thanks to Roger added a Henry Sears & Sons 1865 curved sheepsfoot jack to the collection this week. 3 5/8" with a thick heavy feel to it. To me it is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye with the curve of the frame and the sheepsfoot blade.

[galvanic1882]

Great knife!!

[FRJ]

Fabulous jack knife, John.

Thanks for sprucing up this thread with it.

[Waukonda]

To me it is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye with the curve of the frame and the sheepsfoot blade.

In full agreement with that statement!

[1967redrider]

Awesome knives!

[Reverand]

That one is a real beauty!

[Joebrady1975]

Hi. I've got this Henry Sears knife, and I wanted to find out how old it is. Either my Dad's or my Grandpa's, not sure. Anybody know how to find out the age?

[FRJ]

Nice old well used packer you have there, Joebrady1975.
That it was owned by a family member make it all the more special.

A couple of dates are associated with your knife with various locations. 1865-1879 and 1883-1897.

There is also a date of 1897-1959 by Farwell-Ozmun-Kirk who purchased Henry Sears & Son 1865.

If you can get your hands on a copy of Goin's Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings you may have a clearer picture of the dates and so forth.

[Joebrady1975]

Thanks! Do you think it started out with blades that small, or have they just been ground down to where they are now?

[FRJ]

I think the pen blade, the one that is fully opened, is approximately the same size. It dosen't look like it has been used or sharpened much.
The main blade, the one partially opened, was about the length of the handle. A bit shorter of course.
It looks like it may have been snapped to approximately the length you see now and ground to a usable shape.
Your father or grandfather liked that knife very much to keep using it in spite of it having a snapped blade.
It's a keeper!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Was this knife made by Camillus? Any idea when it was made?

[New_Windsor_NY]

I apologize in advance for posting the following monstrosity among such splendid examples of HENRY SEARS & SON 1865 knives. But, posted as a reference, it does still serve a purpose. Anyway.....

Very recently, this advertising and or waiters' pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. It will NOT be added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It will go in my broken pocket knives box. It is in the shape of a champagne(?) bottle and advertises two different brands of champagne(?) It is a HENRY SEARS & SON 1865, two blades, two tools (a cork remover(?) and a foil cutter), two tang stamps, two tool stamps, 3 3/8" closed, milled liners, three springs, advertising and or waiters', pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The cork remover(?) front stamp (in a box) says, "KORN'S (over) PATENT" The secondary blade back tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The foil cutter stamp says, "REGISTERED" Half of the main handle side is missing. The other handle side is 99.999% complete. The two blades are broken. The two tools are intact. Both of the blade stubs have a VERY CRISP half stop, with a NASTY opening and closing snap. Both of the blade stubs are VERY SHARP!!! The cork remover(?) tool has a good half stop, also with a very good opening and closing snap. The foil cutter has no half stop and no opening or closing snap. This pocket knife is in POOR condition. I just cleaned up the blade tang stamps and the tool stamps. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

[Waukonda]

That is a classic looking knife, Skip, in spite of the scale issue. Piper Heidsieck is a classic brand, and that knife has a really cool look to it.

[New_Windsor_NY]

That.....

Thank you, Ike.

[FRJ]

posted as a reference, it does still serve a purpose. Anyway.....

No need to apologize, it certainly does serve a purpose.

A very interesting early knife and one that heightens the interest of that brand.

Thank you for posting it.

[New_Windsor_NY]

No.....

Thank you, Joe.

[galvanic1882]

I apologize in advance for posting the following monstrosity among such splendid examples of HENRY SEARS & SON 1865 knives. But, posted as a reference, it does still serve a purpose. Anyway.....

Very recently, this advertising and or waiters' pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. It will NOT be added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It will go in my broken pocket knives box. It is in the shape of a champagne(?) bottle and advertises two different brands of champagne(?) It is a HENRY SEARS & SON 1865, two blades, two tools (a cork remover(?) and a foil cutter), two tang stamps, two tool stamps, 3 3/8" closed, milled liners, three springs, advertising and or waiters', pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The cork remover(?) front stamp (in a box) says, "KORN'S (over) PATENT" The secondary blade back tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The foil cutter stamp says, "REGISTERE" Half of the main handle side is missing. The other handle side is 99.999% complete. The two blades are broken. The two tools are intact. Both of the blade stubs have a VERY CRISP half stop, with a NASTY opening and closing snap. Both of the blade stubs are VERY SHARP!!! The cork remover(?) tool has a good half stop, also with a very good opening and closing snap. The foil cutter has no half stop and no opening or closing snap. This pocket knife is in POOR condition. I just cleaned up the blade tang stamps and the tool stamps. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Skip, here is some more info on the knife. George Korn had the patent for it. There are a couple of patents for champagne, bartenders knives. Most that I've seen are marked Henry Sears. The patents are pretty cool. See the attached links for more info. Pictured are 2 knives with Korn patents. I do not own one with the big double tanged cork remover like yours has. On the 2 knives pictured, when all the blades are closed, and you press down on the foil cutter the corkscrew pops up. I have a Cattaraugus that is similar to the pearl one and there is one in an old Cattaraugus catalog.

I have thought for a very long time that JBF Champlin did business with Henry Sears as he did with George Korn. I have no paperwork toy prove that just knives that I believe are related.

Here are a couple of links

https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayP ... 0&id=31260

http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/korn/kornspat.htm