Pattern 96 Tiny Toothpick History

[Pen & Toothpick]

I have quite a few of these and have never seen anything older than 1997. Infact I think I only have 2 or 3 that are before 2000.

Does anyone know when they started making them? have any examples prior to 1997? Or even 1997-1999.

I think I started collecting in 1999.

[DR_MAGOO]

Can't answer your question the "96" is not a pattern that I collect hopwever I do have one and it is a 1999 select.

[Pen & Toothpick]

Thank's Dr I do not have that Select! I do have a few selects and I believe at least one is before 2000, either my red bone or green bone one. The green bone select has nice straight groves in the bolsters.

[Pen & Toothpick]

Kinda odd I just picked up one of those red bone centenial knives in this pattern. I think they are 1989.

Makes me think that there are more prior to 1997 out there!

[LC]

I looked up in one of my books and do see the
Centennial 0096 but don't see it again till in the mid to late 90's

[Pen & Toothpick]

Thank you LC,

You know I just looked in Steve's book for the first time and he lists only the citrus knives as 96. He missed the boat on a whole tested pattern.

[LC]

Well dug a little deeper the 096 was made in the tested era 1920-1940 but there is no mention of it again till 1989 the Centennial Year From Sargents and Parkers books

[Pen & Toothpick]

I should probably get Parker's book, I have known Sargent's has some good examples pictured.

Last night I also notices that Price & Zalesky and Ritchie & Stewart don't have the pattern listed either.

[LC]

Yes it can be confusing sometimes and when you have a 96 melon tester and 096 tiny toothpick