Ulster Collecting
Ulster Collecting
She was only a stableman's daughter, but all the horsemen knew her!
Here's one that came in a small Ulster collection I managed to scare up;
a horseman's knife, all blades stamped except the hoof pick.
Here's one that came in a small Ulster collection I managed to scare up;
a horseman's knife, all blades stamped except the hoof pick.
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Bringing in the sheaves. . . . . .
Here's an end-capped Hawkbill with a bodacious rat-tail bolster, and the Ellenville stamp. Makes harvesting those grapes a pleasure!
Here are some old Ulster OK Barlows. These have whittled a lot of sticks, with their owners proudly displaying the OKed bolsters!! One is fully hafted, the other has a low budget finishing job, the handle left square to produce a budget knife.
The "Barlow culture", with the fancy bolsters to show off, is something I missed as a kid. Maybe that's why I buy them!!??
The "Barlow culture", with the fancy bolsters to show off, is something I missed as a kid. Maybe that's why I buy them!!??
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How is the handle on that brass one made, a thin casting, or stamped sheet metal ?
That second one is beautiful ! Looks like all original polish on the blades.
You better wipe that fingerprint off !
I wouldn't want to get a finger in the way of any of those babies closing.
Fran
How is the handle on that brass one made, a thin casting, or stamped sheet metal ?
That second one is beautiful ! Looks like all original polish on the blades.
You better wipe that fingerprint off !
I wouldn't want to get a finger in the way of any of those babies closing.
Fran
If it's meant for me to have it, it'll still be there.
Brass handle
The brass handles are solid castings Fran, making liners un-necessary. The weight of the knife, although thin, is about the same as a wood handled full profile knife. The full thickness brass handles make quite a hefty piece, as you know, so this one is more pocket-able on a daily basis.
While we are on the subject of variations, most utility/scout knives have 4 blades. Here are two different ones, a 3 blade, and a 5 blade.
While we are on the subject of variations, most utility/scout knives have 4 blades. Here are two different ones, a 3 blade, and a 5 blade.
I have been a busy boy these last two weeks. Having come into a little cash from an insurance settlement, I decided to spend a small portion on unnecessary pleasures. Since I am happily married, and drink little, knives was the obvious choice (that and a road trip with my wife through New Mexico until the 16th of November)!
Here's the results!
A Schrade Cut Co, an Ulster sleeveboard whittler that used to belong to Michael Mirando, two Schrade Waldens, a Primble congress, and two Keens.
I think these fit with the Ulster thread, because of the Mirando Whittler. I am told The bone is quite an old style. I'm sure it was polished up for display (darn) but the blades reach the ends of their recesses, so I am assuming little or no use. Nice knife in person.
See you guys from the road, or in a couple of weeks!!
Here's the results!
A Schrade Cut Co, an Ulster sleeveboard whittler that used to belong to Michael Mirando, two Schrade Waldens, a Primble congress, and two Keens.
I think these fit with the Ulster thread, because of the Mirando Whittler. I am told The bone is quite an old style. I'm sure it was polished up for display (darn) but the blades reach the ends of their recesses, so I am assuming little or no use. Nice knife in person.
See you guys from the road, or in a couple of weeks!!
I have been watching this thread and as you might guess have a lot of Ulsters however those displays are hard to get into ( it is hard to explain but they are stacked tiered ect. ). I do not like the way the pics come out through glass. However today I was moving some stuff actually I was bleeding the heating system and I had to move a case with old boxes and there represenative knives. So I thought I would post this in the hope someone might find it useful. This is a pre 1940 ( approx ) Dwight Devine box and three knives all tanged differently ( from different Ulster periods ) This group contains an Ellenville Knife CO in Tortise cell. A dwight Devine and son and an early Ulster with seriffs ( spelling? ) . The interesting thing about these last two is that they are the same pattern and model. This shows the change over of tangs before and after Baer bought the company. It also shows how they still made the same models and patterns. LT PS I was just putting these back in the display and this one was in front of them it is the more common Ulster marking ( from later on 60tys and later. ) However I thought I would add it for comparison to the other stamps. Now that I think about it I chose this one for this group not only for the later tang but also the Ulster shield it carries. This is not uncommon however I thought the knife fit in the group as represenative of a specific period.
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It's a wonderful thing, that threads, with their acquired body of knowledge, can come back to life whenever we feel like it. It is like having a virtual library.
So back to Ulster collecting, here is a neat whittler, a compact, yet massive, sleeveboard whittler. It is heavy gauge, but only 3 5/8" long.
Lovely grinds on the main blade, which is very near full;
So back to Ulster collecting, here is a neat whittler, a compact, yet massive, sleeveboard whittler. It is heavy gauge, but only 3 5/8" long.
Lovely grinds on the main blade, which is very near full;
Here is an old Ulster that has seen some hard days.
I list it because of the tang stamp:
ULSTER
NKIFE CO
N.Y.
I asked LT about it some time back and he said it was a genuine tang stamp. I forgot exactly what his explanation for it was.
Dale
I list it because of the tang stamp:
ULSTER
NKIFE CO
N.Y.
I asked LT about it some time back and he said it was a genuine tang stamp. I forgot exactly what his explanation for it was.
Dale
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Old Ulster
I've been trying to improve my photography skills and thought I'd put up my only old Ulster. It is a little tipped equal end, just 3" long. It still snaps nice, and has half stops. Neat little swedges on the pile sides.
I like the way they used to put stamps on all of the blades.
I like the way they used to put stamps on all of the blades.
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really cool old ulsters guys. I have an ebony serpentine jack inbound, looks pretty full. we'll see I guess, those bad ebay auctions are always a surprise
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Great stuff! I have several Ulsters(maybe more)but nothing like these.I'll have to get some out to photograph.Meantime here is kind of an unusual one:a palette/pill sorter with knife in handle advertising Tums.
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