Old Keen Kutter Knives

Keen Kutter was first used as a knife brand by Simmons Hardware Company in 1870. The trademark was used on the highest quality tools and cutlery Simmons offered.
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Shapleigh KK peanut.
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Shapleigh KK Grandaddy Barlow.
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Shapleigh KK equal end stock knife.
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KK swell center pen.
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Shapleigh KK congress.
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Shapleigh KK stockman.
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E.C.Simmons equal end jack.
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This is about all the Keen Kutter knives I have. For some reason they are
hard for me to find in North Texas and when I do the owner has them
priced according to the price of gold on the days market. Most of these
came from around St. Louis, Missouri.
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Shapleigh KK stockman.
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E.C.Simmons KK jack.
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E.C.Simmons KK jack.
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E.C.Simmons KK EO jack.
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E.C.Simmons KK office knife.
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Bear & Son KK bonestag trapper.
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Keen Kutter sharpening steel with the bar and wedge guard.
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Another KK sharpening steel.
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KK hatchet.
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E.C.Simmons KK hatchet
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Great collection of Keen Kutter knives, hatchets and steels, David! ::tu:: Is that an ashtray with a reproduction of an old box top in most of your pics? I have an original box with the same picture. It is in my avatar.
They might be hard to find in Texas, but, you did manage to come up with some nice ones, David R! ::tu::
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Quite the collection of Shapleigh / KK
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The last few post have turned into the David and David show. Great knives from you two. Thanks. ::nod:: ::tu::
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Great looking knives, edge and David! ::tu:: ::tu::

I like those steels and hatchets too, thank for posting them. ::nod::
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danno50 wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:51 am Great collection of Keen Kutter knives, hatchets and steels, David! ::tu:: Is that an ashtray with a reproduction of an old box top in most of your pics? I have an original box with the same picture. It is in my avatar.
They might be hard to find in Texas, but, you did manage to come up with some nice ones, David R! ::tu::
It's a paperweight made from reproduction artwork. I'm not sure if it came from a box.
There is a fella that makes these and other items from artwork from a lot of different cutlery manufacturers.
I have his business card here somewhere if I can find it.
The lock is also a reproduction. There are real locks out there, but so far the ones I have found are to expensive for me.
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Thanks to all for the kind words.
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edge213 wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2020 2:05 pm
danno50 wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:51 am Great collection of Keen Kutter knives, hatchets and steels, David! ::tu:: Is that an ashtray with a reproduction of an old box top in most of your pics? I have an original box with the same picture. It is in my avatar.
They might be hard to find in Texas, but, you did manage to come up with some nice ones, David R! ::tu::
It's a paperweight made from reproduction artwork. I'm not sure if it came from a box.
There is a fella that makes these and other items from artwork from a lot of different cutlery manufacturers.
I have his business card here somewhere if I can find it.
The lock is also a reproduction. There are real locks out there, but so far the ones I have found are to expensive for me.
Gary Pasko,his business is called "Under Glass" he has made me some Maher and Grosh items.He mostly uses reproductions of old knife boxes artwork.
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