Celluloid Handles

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That knife with the golfer is very cool, k7k! You don't see many with the pictures that small. 8)

Here are a few:

1. Passaic Knife Co.
2. U.S. Cutlery Co.
3. Dixon Cutlery Co.
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I don't have too many celluloid handled knives but this is my favorite. ULSTER, 3" pen, never used or sharpened. Master blade marked ULSTER/Knife Co./N.Y. and the small blade marked ULSTER/Knife/Co. The handles are irridescent(sp?) and change with the lighting.
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Love the "waterfall" handles like yours. Here is a razor with the same type handle material.
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No-name knife, looks re-bladed but I bought it (very cheaply) for the handle. Haven't seen this pattern before.
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tongueriver wrote:Ach! Those Deutschgassers!
::rotflol:: ::rotflol:: ::rotflol:: ::rotflol:: ::rotflol::

This is now the forever-term I will use for newer German cell knives. ::nod:: ::tu::
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Hey Guys, I just got came across These Picture handled knives at an estate sale. Looking for some advice on them,,,,Piece them out//Sell as a collection//Rare name brands?? I dont know much of anything about "Picture handled knives" other than the ones showing "Military stuff" guys in them are scarce. Any info is greatly appreciated!!!! One of them is a Case Tested XX, I will dig it out and get pics of it by itself,,,Most are Vignos, Canton, Golden Rule, N.C Co, Aerial, A couple Colonials, Etc.
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Here is a picture of that Tested. I noticed its Long pull and no pattern#,,,Small blade not stamped
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Just updating, I went ahead and sold the "Collection" to a Collector so the knives will be staying together.
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H. Boker & Co.'s Improved Cutlery with French ivory celluloid.
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Here's a Challlenge jack I received recently. 3 1/2" closed.
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Nice scales there, FRJ.
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Thank you, Gary.
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FRJ: That Challenge is a beauty! ::tu::
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Thanks Greeds. ::tu::
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Very nice Joe!!!
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Thank you, Bill. ::tu::
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You saved the best for last Roger, I know I'm a little over a year behind. I really like French ivory.

And tortoise shell too Joe,lovely to view.

Here's a 4 1/4" Aerial Cut I have in another of Roger's threads :). A large and unique farmers jack that appeared to start outgassing. Notice the darker "Freckling" appearing on the blades. I got scared and had the handles replaced with ebony.
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A couple more I really like. A Remington and a Wostenholm. The most colorful I have is an older Ulster, as Ulsters go.
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Very nice knives Lyle, especially the Aerial ::tu:: ::tu::
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I picked up this L. F. & C. junior cattleman with what appears to be gold swirl celluloid over the weekend.
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Wow Joe... Neat lookin' knife & thanks for bumping up a thread on one of my favorite subjects...
Lyle... super cool lookin' knives... too bad having to rehandle the one... I really like the swirl effect it originally had...
...and that goes for yours as well OC...

... and speaking of favorites... an old (altho it doesn't look like it) Schrade Cut Co stockman:
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another old Schrade... this time a jack...
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a couple of Schrade butter & molasses including a fishtail button knife...
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A NY Knife Co. whittler...
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One of their other brands... the Electric Cut Co:
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Not sure about this one altho it is definitely some form of plastic, but is totally flat...
NYKC's Wallkill River Works (1928 - 31)...
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...and while I don't have any Ulsters with celluloid handles... I do have this Kingston...
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Beautiful knives Dan and Ken.
I would have really gotten into collecting cells , but I had three or four that were made in the 70s that went bad and made me anti social , but I still think the survivors are fabulous.

I always ask the question, "Has anyone seen an example of outgassing on a French ivory"? I have only heard of one case, but have never seen one.

Singing46 used to have several.
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Nice knives everyone!

Lyle: Nice roosters as usual. The Remington is a killer for sure, but the Aerial Cutlery you had rehandled with ebony completely changed the looks of that knife. In my opinion, it looks WAY better now. ::tu::
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What a great show of knives on this page. ::tu::

OC, I sure like that little punch on the stockman.
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Thanks Bill, Ken, Roger, and Joe.

Mamaw said pretty is as pretty does.
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