Tom,that works best!olderdogs1 wrote:Thanks everyone for the nice comments on these two,I like the whittler the best but will always go after the red Winterbottom Knives when I find them.gsmith7158 wrote:Great pick ups Tom! I guess the the early bird really does get the worm!
Greg, I tried worms for bait but ended up using $100 dollar bills.
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Those $100 bills will work nearly every time Tom! Nice scores!olderdogs1 wrote:Thanks everyone for the nice comments on these two,I like the whittler the best but will always go after the red Winterbottom Knives when I find them.gsmith7158 wrote:Great pick ups Tom! I guess the the early bird really does get the worm!
Greg, I tried worms for bait but ended up using $100 dollar bills.
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Another blade show pickup. W. R. Case & Son Red Winterbottom easy open 61028 1903-05. When I got home I found it was the same knife pictured in Sargent's 7th edition.
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Tom, Beautiful Knife, another Red Winterbottom
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Tom, fantastic Red Winterbottom 61028. You are getting a great start on Volume 2 of your book (lol).
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Tom, that is a beauty and in a very favorite pattern, E/O.
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Thanks everyone for the comments on my knives. Another pickup at the blade show was a Case Bros Springville Castrating knife 1912. Most Castrating knives in my experience had Metal handles but this one has hard rubber handles. Rare stamp, doubt it ever gets used for its intended purpose
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Tom, Dang, another great 107 year old knife
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Here is a recent pickup and unlike any I have seen in the past. A Case Bros Little Valley 1900-1912 stag 4 blade congress 3 1/4" closed. It has square bolsters and I would tend to think this one is rare.
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Tom, Very Rare Knife. Wow, Man, you keep finding these jewels.
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And it appears to be in fine condition. Congratulations!
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Great pickups Tom! Some fine oldies for sure.
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Thanks, Larry, QS, and Jerry,
I appreciate the comments. They are getting harder to find. Still a few out there.
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Tom, another beautiful old rare Case knife. The bar shield (if that is what it is called) occurs very frequently from what I can remember seeing. If I recall correctly you have a WR 5388 with the same shield.
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Thanks,Jerry,I do have a 5388 and a 5488 WR Case & Sons with that shield. I have always thought they were contract knives but not sure. The 88’s are bigger knives of course. I have never seen this shield on a Case Bros Knife before though.
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Excellent pick up Tom! The arched cut co. stamp is great . Do you think possibly pre 1900 contract knife?
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Wow Tom,your top shelf is getting very crowded!
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Thanks Roger & Greg,gsmith7158 wrote:Excellent pick up Tom! The arched cut co. stamp is great . Do you think possibly pre 1900 contract knife?
I believe that the Case Bros Cutlery Co. arched Stamp Is a very early Stamp. I would doubt that it is pre 1900 with the Little Valley Stamp but could very possibly be a contract knife.
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Here is a very unusual knife in my opinion. W. R. Case & Sons Rogers bone 62027 with XX Stamped on the blade similar to a Case Bros knife. Since W R Case didn't purchase the XX trademark until 1915 I would assume this one was produced a little later. Makes me wonder what happened to the old Case Bros blades after they closed. I do believe this knife is 100% authentic.
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Nice find Tom. IIRC at least one account of the transaction stated that as part of the Case Brothers bankruptcy, W.R. Case bought assets including equipment, as well as the Tested XX trademark. It stands to reason that parts and inventory could have been included as well.
To me that’s what makes the Case story so intriguing. I’m always intrigued by that Case family tree chart in Levine’s Guide showing the various Case family members and the cutlery companies they either founded or operated in various capacities. It takes up two full pages! Here is this family, many of them involved in cutlery businesses and fierce competitors, yet they are brothers, sisters, fathers, uncles, wives, nieces, in-laws, etc - all members of the same family, descendants of Job Case. We know they competed. We also know from evidence that they collaborated, at times making product for each other, and even joint ventures like Kinfolks. It would have been interesting to be a “fly on the wall” at family holiday gatherings.
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To me that’s what makes the Case story so intriguing. I’m always intrigued by that Case family tree chart in Levine’s Guide showing the various Case family members and the cutlery companies they either founded or operated in various capacities. It takes up two full pages! Here is this family, many of them involved in cutlery businesses and fierce competitors, yet they are brothers, sisters, fathers, uncles, wives, nieces, in-laws, etc - all members of the same family, descendants of Job Case. We know they competed. We also know from evidence that they collaborated, at times making product for each other, and even joint ventures like Kinfolks. It would have been interesting to be a “fly on the wall” at family holiday gatherings.
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I agree Ken, I have studied the relations of the family and their interactions. I tried to touch on a lot of that in my book. I hadn’t heard where WRCase and bought any inventory beyond the XX trademark. That was accomplished to avoid a lawsuit due to Case Bros salesman representing themselves as selling for WR Case & Sons. It was a tumultuous period for sure. My Knife with the two X’s Stamped on the blade says Case Bros all the way though. One of my best friends,Tony Foster is fond of answering my questions with “nobody knows” when I pose him similar inquiries. ::Mumbleypeg wrote:Nice find Tom. IIRC at least one account of the transaction stated that as part of the Case Brothers bankruptcy, W.R. Case bought assets including equipment, as well as the Tested XX trademark. It stands to reason that parts and inventory could have been included as well.
To me that’s what makes the Case story so intriguing. I’m always intrigued by that Case family tree chart in Levine’s Guide showing the various Case family members and the cutlery companies they either founded or operated in various capacities. It takes up two full pages! Here is this family, many of them involved in cutlery businesses and fierce competitors, yet they are brothers, sisters, fathers, uncles, wives, nieces, in-laws, etc - all members of the same family, descendants of Job Case. We know they competed. We also know from evidence that they collaborated, at times making product for each other, and even joint ventures like Kinfolks. It would have been interesting to be a “fly on the wall” at family holiday gatherings.
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Great find Tom,I`ve never seen such a Knife before.That has to qualify as Rare! BIll
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"Nobody knows" seems like a pretty accurate statement when it comes to cutlery.olderdogs1 wrote:I agree Ken, I have studied the relations of the family and their interactions. I tried to touch on a lot of that in my book. I hadn’t heard where WRCase and bought any inventory beyond the XX trademark. That was accomplished to avoid a lawsuit due to Case Bros salesman representing themselves as selling for WR Case & Sons. It was a tumultuous period for sure. My Knife with the two X’s Stamped on the blade says Case Bros all the way though. One of my best friends,Tony Foster is fond of answering my questions with “nobody knows” when I pose him similar inquiries. ::Mumbleypeg wrote:Nice find Tom. IIRC at least one account of the transaction stated that as part of the Case Brothers bankruptcy, W.R. Case bought assets including equipment, as well as the Tested XX trademark. It stands to reason that parts and inventory could have been included as well.
To me that’s what makes the Case story so intriguing. I’m always intrigued by that Case family tree chart in Levine’s Guide showing the various Case family members and the cutlery companies they either founded or operated in various capacities. It takes up two full pages! Here is this family, many of them involved in cutlery businesses and fierce competitors, yet they are brothers, sisters, fathers, uncles, wives, nieces, in-laws, etc - all members of the same family, descendants of Job Case. We know they competed. We also know from evidence that they collaborated, at times making product for each other, and even joint ventures like Kinfolks. It would have been interesting to be a “fly on the wall” at family holiday gatherings.
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I’m very excited to have picked up this early pre 1920 Case’s Bradford Pa Scout knife . Had one many years ago with the same stamp but this one is in much better condition .
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Mike, Awesome. Great Oid Knife
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