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Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 1:22 pm
by peanut740
Mike
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:24 pm
by Miller Bro's
galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 12:31 pm
Here are 2 Henry Sears knives with pop up corkscrew, George Korn patent on a nice counter felt.
Very nice counter felt Mike
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:43 pm
by FRJ
Nice show of two unique knives, Mike, and a nice felt to show them with.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2021 11:14 pm
by BWT
Waukonda wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:11 pm
3 1/4" Candy stripe
That’s a beauty Ike
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 11:21 am
by Waukonda
galvanic1882 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 12:31 pm
Here are 2 Henry Sears knives with pop up corkscrew, George Korn patent on a nice counter felt.
Great stuff!
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:12 pm
by OLDE CUTLER
I picked up this nice Henry Sears & Son MOP whittler at the flea market today. Typical tapered back and is 3 1/4" OAL closed.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:58 pm
by FRJ
Now that's a great flea market find.
Congratulations, OLDE CUTLER.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:01 pm
by peanut740
O C
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:56 pm
by JohnR
Thanks to Roger added a Henry Sears & Sons 1865 curved sheepsfoot jack to the collection this week. 3 5/8" with a thick heavy feel to it. To me it is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye with the curve of the frame and the sheepsfoot blade.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:57 pm
by galvanic1882
Great knife!!
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:37 pm
by FRJ
Fabulous jack knife, John.
Thanks for sprucing up this thread with it.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:17 pm
by Waukonda
JohnR wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:56 pm
To me it is very aesthetically pleasing to the eye with the curve of the frame and the sheepsfoot blade.
In full agreement with that statement!
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:06 pm
by 1967redrider
Awesome knives!
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:46 pm
by Reverand
That one is a real beauty!
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:51 pm
by Joebrady1975
Hi. I've got this Henry Sears knife, and I wanted to find out how old it is. Either my Dad's or my Grandpa's, not sure. Anybody know how to find out the age?
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 12:51 am
by FRJ
Nice old well used packer you have there, Joebrady1975.
That it was owned by a family member make it all the more special.
A couple of dates are associated with your knife with various locations. 1865-1879 and 1883-1897.
There is also a date of 1897-1959 by Farwell-Ozmun-Kirk who purchased Henry Sears & Son 1865.
If you can get your hands on a copy of Goin's Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings you may have a clearer picture of the dates and so forth.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:47 pm
by Joebrady1975
Thanks! Do you think it started out with blades that small, or have they just been ground down to where they are now?
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:18 pm
by FRJ
I think the pen blade, the one that is fully opened, is approximately the same size. It dosen't look like it has been used or sharpened much.
The main blade, the one partially opened, was about the length of the handle. A bit shorter of course.
It looks like it may have been snapped to approximately the length you see now and ground to a usable shape.
Your father or grandfather liked that knife very much to keep using it in spite of it having a snapped blade.
It's a keeper!
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:36 am
by GSPTOPDOG
Was this knife made by Camillus? Any idea when it was made?
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:00 am
by New_Windsor_NY
I apologize in advance for posting the following monstrosity among such splendid examples of HENRY SEARS & SON 1865 knives. But, posted as a reference, it does still serve a purpose. Anyway.....
Very recently, this advertising and or waiters' pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. It will NOT be added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It will go in my broken pocket knives box. It is in the shape of a champagne(?) bottle and advertises two different brands of champagne(?) It is a HENRY SEARS & SON 1865, two blades, two tools (a cork remover(?) and a foil cutter), two tang stamps, two tool stamps, 3 3/8" closed, milled liners, three springs, advertising and or waiters', pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The cork remover(?) front stamp (in a box) says, "KORN'S (over) PATENT" The secondary blade back tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The foil cutter stamp says, "REGISTERED" Half of the main handle side is missing. The other handle side is 99.999% complete. The two blades are broken. The two tools are intact. Both of the blade stubs have a VERY CRISP half stop, with a NASTY opening and closing snap. Both of the blade stubs are VERY SHARP!!! The cork remover(?) tool has a good half stop, also with a very good opening and closing snap. The foil cutter has no half stop and no opening or closing snap. This pocket knife is in POOR condition. I just cleaned up the blade tang stamps and the tool stamps. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:15 pm
by Waukonda
That is a classic looking knife, Skip, in spite of the scale issue. Piper Heidsieck is a classic brand, and that knife has a really cool look to it.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:15 pm
by New_Windsor_NY
Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:15 pm
That.....
Thank you, Ike.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:59 pm
by FRJ
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:00 am
posted as a reference, it does still serve a purpose. Anyway.....
No need to apologize, it certainly does serve a purpose.
A very interesting early knife and one that heightens the interest of that brand.
Thank you for posting it.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:45 pm
by New_Windsor_NY
FRJ wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:59 pm
No.....
Thank you, Joe.
Re: Henry Sears and Son 1865
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:01 pm
by galvanic1882
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:00 am
I apologize in advance for posting the following monstrosity among such splendid examples of HENRY SEARS & SON 1865 knives. But, posted as a reference, it does still serve a purpose. Anyway.....
Very recently, this advertising and or waiters' pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. It will NOT be added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It will go in my broken pocket knives box. It is in the shape of a champagne(?) bottle and advertises two different brands of champagne(?) It is a HENRY SEARS & SON 1865, two blades, two tools (a cork remover(?) and a foil cutter), two tang stamps, two tool stamps, 3 3/8" closed, milled liners, three springs, advertising and or waiters', pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The cork remover(?) front stamp (in a box) says, "KORN'S (over) PATENT" The secondary blade back tang stamp (curved or arched style) says, "HENRY SEARS (over) & SON (over) 1865" The foil cutter stamp says, "REGISTERE" Half of the main handle side is missing. The other handle side is 99.999% complete. The two blades are broken. The two tools are intact. Both of the blade stubs have a VERY CRISP half stop, with a NASTY opening and closing snap. Both of the blade stubs are VERY SHARP!!! The cork remover(?) tool has a good half stop, also with a very good opening and closing snap. The foil cutter has no half stop and no opening or closing snap. This pocket knife is in POOR condition. I just cleaned up the blade tang stamps and the tool stamps. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
Skip, here is some more info on the knife. George Korn had the patent for it. There are a couple of patents for champagne, bartenders knives. Most that I've seen are marked Henry Sears. The patents are pretty cool. See the attached links for more info. Pictured are 2 knives with Korn patents. I do not own one with the big double tanged cork remover like yours has. On the 2 knives pictured, when all the blades are closed, and you press down on the foil cutter the corkscrew pops up. I have a Cattaraugus that is similar to the pearl one and there is one in an old Cattaraugus catalog.
I have thought for a very long time that JBF Champlin did business with Henry Sears as he did with George Korn. I have no paperwork toy prove that just knives that I believe are related.
Here are a couple of links
https://www.datamp.org/patents/displayP ... 0&id=31260
http://www.bullworks.net/virtual/korn/kornspat.htm
