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Empire Congress, Winsted CT.

Empire Congress, Winsted CT.

Picked this Thomaston up last week

BWT wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:14 pm Picked this Thomaston up last week

She's a beauty Bill. Congrats on a great find.

BWT wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:14 pm Picked this Thomaston up last week

Wow! That is a beauty!

BWT wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:14 pmPicked this Thomaston up last week

Gorgeous knife !

Thanks Smitty,Ike, and Chris for your comments.

A beautiful old Thomaston, Bill.
Can't be too many around that look that good.

Thanks Joe, the first Thomaston I have ever found in person. Had to have it as soon as I saw the handles. Looks really good in person, but for me the blades especially the main one have been over done a bit for me. I almost tried to dull them a bit but was afraid to try, didn’t want to make it worse?

Beautiful and rare knife Bill

Too bad someone took it to the buffer!

Thanks Dimitri, it looks better in hand.

Bill, does NOT look like a real heavy handed buff job to me! I have seen much much worse. Some buff or no buff it is a wonderful and scarce vintage folder very difficult to find at all

Thanks Lloyd It’s the only Thomaston I have ever seen in person but as soon as I saw the handles before opening the blades I had to have it for the bone!!

knifegnome wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 12:59 am Great looking knives everyone, I'm sure I have posted these before ,but I believe these were from the Naugatuck Valley..
L Bradley Knife Co
Wing & Co W. Goshen Ct
Northfield
Excelsior Box

Here is a Wing & Co., W. Goshen, Ct.
Not my knife. A fellow flea marketer let me take pictures of his.
This was a premium knife in it's day. Still a honey!
There are so few I just had to show another example.

Thanks Joe for sharing it with us Nice ole knife!

Thanks Bill.

Here is a Thomaston English Jack. Seems like a later knife as far as Thomastons go, has similar bone to a few of the WWI Navy knife contracts I've seen.

Pile Driver wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 3:45 pm Here is a Thomaston English Jack. Seems like a later knife as far as Thomastons go, has similar bone to a few of the WWI Navy knife contracts I've seen.

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Recently, my trip to the post office produced this WATERVILLE pocket knife. It now becomes my first example to be posted under this topic or thread. It made a most welcome addition to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a WATERVILLE, three blades, 3 5/8" closed, three tang stamps, swelled center, a long matchstrike or blade pull, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The secondary blade back tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." The third blade front tang stamp says, "WATERVILLE (over) CUTLERY CO. (over) CONN." ALL three blades have NO wobble at all. ALL three blades have a CRISP half stop. ALL three blades have a VERY GOOD opening snap and a VERY GOOD closing snap.This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition.
I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 1:00 am Recently, my trip to the post office produced this WATERVILLE pocket knife.

Beauty of a knife Skip!

Skip, gotta agree with C Wade7 . That a is Really nice knife !

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 2:16 am Beauty.....

Thank you, Coley.

Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 2:33 am Skip.....

Thank you, JP.

Not too recently, this take apart, "hobo" eating utensils, pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. However, this particular "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, was NOT the reason for my purchasing the group or lot. But, it did turn out to be a keeper, and it did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a UNION KNIFE Cᴏ̲, one blade, one tool (a fork), 4" closed, 6 3/8" overall length (blade open), 6 3/4" overall length (fork open), one stamp (on the fork), "hobo", take apart, pattern or style of pocket knife. The fork, back stamp says, "UNION (over) KNIFE Cᴏ̲ (over) NAUGATUCK" Both the knife and the fork sides separate and reassemble without much effort. The knife and the fork can be opened separately or opened together, without the two being separated. The knife (EXTRA SHARP!!!) does have a CRISP half stop. The knife does have a GOOD opening snap. The knife does have a GOOD closing snap. The fork does have a CRISP half stop. The fork does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The fork does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The knife does appear to have suffered some blade loss over the years. Overall, this "hobo" eating utensils pocket knife, is in GOOD condition. This "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, did need a VERY good cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 12:00 pm Not too recently, this take apart, "hobo" eating utensils, pattern or style of pocket knife

nice picnic set Skip, these are getting harder to find!

bestgear wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 12:37 pm nice.....

Thank you, Tom.