Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives
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Flea market this morning was poor. The gypsies are apparently on vacation too. However, I took one knife for the next POS roundtable.
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That looks like a good candidate!Way to look ahead also.I'm always scrambling to find those special knives when the time comes.
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The three amigos.
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
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Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
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Today's find from the flea market. Grafrath brothers, Solingen. Perfect mechanics, the spring is like a wolf trap. Unfortunately, the corrosion is too deep. For a dollar - that's all you are going to get.
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Eustace wrote:Flea market this morning was poor. The gypsies are apparently on vacation too. However, I took one knife for the next POS roundtable.
Very good looking knives. The Grafrath Brothers is not bad looking at all. Especially for one dollar!Eustace wrote:Today's find from the flea market. Grafrath brothers, Solingen. Perfect mechanics, the spring is like a wolf trap. Unfortunately, the corrosion is too deep. For a dollar - that's all you are going to get.
Before and after cleaning:
Are the gypsies back from vacation?
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
Clint Eastwood-The Outlaw Josey Wales
Skip
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In fact, gypsies are always there, аnd sometimes they sell interesting things at reasonable prices.. Gone are serious sellers who offer quality things, but not for dollar.
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It took me awhile to find one for my horticultural knife collection but finally found a Pecan budding knife (finally took some photos)... The knife is actually called a Maher & Grosh Texas Patch Budder and not sure who the contract cutlery was for it... perhaps Schrade but the bolsters are slightly different from the example I found online made by Schrade. I looked long and far for one made by a CT or MA maker but never saw a pecan patch budder and not sure what companies made them... I wonder if pecan budders were made in Sheffield as well though not for M&G. I know Millers Bros made knives for M&G but don't know if Miller Bros made pecan budders.
This one is a strong snapping solid knife... signs of wear and use but those blades are still razor sharp. Handle are cocobolo is my guess (but not sure if it may be ebony ).. Tang stamp is visible if you click to enlarge the open blade photos. Blades are located approximately an inch apart and thus it would cut a 1 inch square patch for grafting. Perfect knife to cut consistent patches for grafting among the Pecan trees...
If one has a premium subscription to Knife Magazine there is a M&G Horticultural knife Catalog from 1927 and this knife is shown. It said M&G was the sole retailers and it is a favorite among Pecan growers... Interestingly this knife originated from Louisiana which is one of the Pecan growing states.
Thanks for looking!
This one is a strong snapping solid knife... signs of wear and use but those blades are still razor sharp. Handle are cocobolo is my guess (but not sure if it may be ebony ).. Tang stamp is visible if you click to enlarge the open blade photos. Blades are located approximately an inch apart and thus it would cut a 1 inch square patch for grafting. Perfect knife to cut consistent patches for grafting among the Pecan trees...
If one has a premium subscription to Knife Magazine there is a M&G Horticultural knife Catalog from 1927 and this knife is shown. It said M&G was the sole retailers and it is a favorite among Pecan growers... Interestingly this knife originated from Louisiana which is one of the Pecan growing states.
Thanks for looking!
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Very nice Lee, thanks for sharing, I have never seen one of those before now!!!
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Thanks Bill ...
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Thanks very much Joe ...
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I LOVE HAWK'S!!! O-V-B in Picked Bone
Here is a very pretty Knife to add for this thread. I dont know what happened to my backside picture, sorry.
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Mark
Here is a very pretty Knife to add for this thread. I dont know what happened to my backside picture, sorry.
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Lee, those budding knives have always fascinated me and I've kept my eyes open for one, but I think I'm way too far North for one to show up. That looks like a particularly nice one. Mark, those scales really are nice on that OVB. ____Dave
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Nice Pecan Budding knife Lee, they are so unique.
I just picked up a Schrade Cut Co Florist knife in French Ivory this week. High condition and marked Henry M. Robinson Co which was a horticulture and nursery supply company and on the other side marked Ruzicka's Roses For 16 years, I can find reference that Ruzicka's started 1908 so that would put the knife at 1924.
Apparently supplying roses to New York City was a huge business with the roses grown in Madison New Jersey and transported by train daily to New York City.
I just picked up a Schrade Cut Co Florist knife in French Ivory this week. High condition and marked Henry M. Robinson Co which was a horticulture and nursery supply company and on the other side marked Ruzicka's Roses For 16 years, I can find reference that Ruzicka's started 1908 so that would put the knife at 1924.
Apparently supplying roses to New York City was a huge business with the roses grown in Madison New Jersey and transported by train daily to New York City.
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Thanks Dave, I thought so also
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Thanks Dave and John ...
Dave - as you allude to I think chances of finding a pecan budder are more likely in the southern pecan growing states... seemed to be a very popular and necessary knife among the pecan farmers!
Dave - as you allude to I think chances of finding a pecan budder are more likely in the southern pecan growing states... seemed to be a very popular and necessary knife among the pecan farmers!
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Just found another Pruning set, this one is smaller then the other 2 I have.
It is marked CAST STEEL on a couple of the blades and 2 are marked on the tang, W. THOPPE & Co over Sheffield, at least that is what it looks like. Part of the mark is worn off. Don't see that maker in Levine's or Goins. Tried online with no luck yet.
The handle is 4" on the little one and 4 5/8" on the middle one and the larger is 5". Notice on the 2 smaller handles there is a latch that takes the pressure of the backspring so you can remove the blade. Levine in his 4th edition on page 195 calls this an 1899 Edmonds Patent. I have been unable to get the abstract for the patent. I've had the Gilles set for a number of years, that is the middle handled one. The large set is a Wostenholm. I believe all of these sets are before 1899 but am not sure.
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It is marked CAST STEEL on a couple of the blades and 2 are marked on the tang, W. THOPPE & Co over Sheffield, at least that is what it looks like. Part of the mark is worn off. Don't see that maker in Levine's or Goins. Tried online with no luck yet.
The handle is 4" on the little one and 4 5/8" on the middle one and the larger is 5". Notice on the 2 smaller handles there is a latch that takes the pressure of the backspring so you can remove the blade. Levine in his 4th edition on page 195 calls this an 1899 Edmonds Patent. I have been unable to get the abstract for the patent. I've had the Gilles set for a number of years, that is the middle handled one. The large set is a Wostenholm. I believe all of these sets are before 1899 but am not sure.
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Wow Mike - Those sets are awesome ... As much as I like horticultural knives I don't ever remember seeing sets such as the 3 you are showing (I've seen the tool knife kits but not one for horticulture) - very cool ... Now something else for me to look out for in the future ...
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That is extremely impressive, very, very, awesome! Rght there is what it is all about.....history, uniquely and finely crafted. You can't find that at SMKW. Thanks for posting, Mike
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Those are awesome Mike you’re on a roll today, those are really nice!!!
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Incredible horticultural sets, Mike! Could the stamp on the new one possibly be W. Thorpe, not Thoppe? Tweedale has 4 listings for Thorpe. There was a William Thorpe who was involved with a couple of different partnerships between 1816 and 1831. It appears that William Thorpe continued alone from 1831 to 1833, when he died.
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Mike, I've actively collected hawkbills for years and didn't know any of those existed. Somehow I even missed seeing the picture in Levine's Guide. Thanks for showing them.____Davegalvanic1882 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:01 pm Just found another Pruning set, this one is smaller then the other 2 I have.
It is marked CAST STEEL on a couple of the blades and 2 are marked on the tang, W. THOPPE & Co over Sheffield, at least that is what it looks like. Part of the mark is worn off. Don't see that maker in Levine's or Goins. Tried online with no luck yet.
The handle is 4" on the little one and 4 5/8" on the middle one and the larger is 5". Notice on the 2 smaller handles there is a latch that takes the pressure of the backspring so you can remove the blade. Levine in his 4th edition on page 195 calls this an 1899 Edmonds Patent. I have been unable to get the abstract for the patent. I've had the Gilles set for a number of years, that is the middle handled one. The large set is a Wostenholm. I believe all of these sets are before 1899 but am not sure.
Mike
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Another amazing find! Nice work.galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:01 pm Just found another Pruning set, this one is smaller then the other 2 I have.
It is marked CAST STEEL on a couple of the blades and 2 are marked on the tang, W. THOPPE & Co over Sheffield, at least that is what it looks like. Part of the mark is worn off. Don't see that maker in Levine's or Goins. Tried online with no luck yet.
The handle is 4" on the little one and 4 5/8" on the middle one and the larger is 5". Notice on the 2 smaller handles there is a latch that takes the pressure of the backspring so you can remove the blade. Levine in his 4th edition on page 195 calls this an 1899 Edmonds Patent. I have been unable to get the abstract for the patent. I've had the Gilles set for a number of years, that is the middle handled one. The large set is a Wostenholm. I believe all of these sets are before 1899 but am not sure.
Mike
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Thanks guys, I’m lucky to have found these. Dan I read your PM thanks. The last part of the tang is clear with 2 P’s maybe I have the first part wrong. I’ll try and post a picture of the mark when I get home.