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How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:05 pm
by Miller Bro's
Seeing this is "Knife Lore" I wanted to change the pace in this forum from just posting pictures of old pocket knives to this thread where you can learn interesting facts about the old companies that made these knives we covet.
I will start out with a fairly easy question, see if you can get the right answer.
What is the very first model (number) pocket knife Remington produced in 1920?
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:26 pm
by robinetn
R 103 Jack ?
Bob
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:42 pm
by rangerbluedog
Something stolen from Boker!
hahahahaha
I'm with Bob - R 103
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:50 pm
by Miller Bro's
Very good!
Yes, it was the R-103 that started it all
Now for a harder one
What is the name of the book that John Russell read that inspired him to start a cutlery company with his brother the very same year?
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:20 am
by rangerbluedog
That is a tough one - I must confess, I had to search for this one....
If you're still guessing, don't scroll any further. Don't want to spoil it for anyone...
PRACTICAL TOURIST, by Zachariah Allen
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:01 am
by Miller Bro's
rangerbluedog wrote:That is a tough one - I must confess, I had to search for this one....
Evidently not tough enough
Yes, that is the right answer. I will have to step it up a notch on this next one
William Rodgers was a large Sheffield knife manufacturer in the old days.
What street were they located on in the 1960`s?
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:05 am
by robinetn
rangerbluedog wrote:That is a tough one - I must confess, I had to search for this one....
If you're still guessing, don't scroll any further. Don't want to spoil it for anyone...
PRACTICAL TOURIST, by Zachariah Allen
http://www.mman.us/jrussellco.htm
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:08 am
by Owd Wullie
Allen Street?
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:12 am
by Miller Bro's
No, not Allen St................
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:58 am
by Owd Wullie
Miller Bro`s wrote:No, not Allen St................
They were there in '86 as part of the Egginton Group.
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:11 am
by smiling-knife
The William Rodgers name and trademark I Cut My Way were owned by John Clarke & Son at the time. That company was based on Mowbray Street.
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:43 pm
by Miller Bro's
That`s right Steve
And they called it the Mowbray Works
Ok, anyone else want to jump in with a question?
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:04 pm
by rangerbluedog
Not really knife history, but knife related trivia:
In Havanna Cuba is a museum known as the Hemingway House. Yes, it is the house where Ernest Hemingway lived.
In what manner is Hemingway's knife collection displayed?
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:07 pm
by basser5
Displayed on top of a Matadors cape..........per Google..........lol
Tim
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:12 pm
by trail
Some of them are laid out on a blood red matador's cape.
http://greatmuseums.org/images/proj_sti ... 20x348.jpg
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:13 pm
by rangerbluedog
Eggzactly!
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:20 pm
by rangerbluedog
Stainless steel was invented in 1914 and first used in knife production in 1915.
Who is credited with the "invention" of stainless steel?
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:15 pm
by Miller Bro's
It was developed almost simultaneously in the U.S and in England.
Elwood Haynes was working on it in 1912 in the U.S.
Harry Brearly of Sheffield England was working on it at the same time in 1912.
Haynes patented it in the U.S. first and Brearly patented it first in England.
Every once and a while an old Haynes pocket knife will appear for sale on feebay.
Wish I had one
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:20 pm
by rangerbluedog
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:04 am
by edgy46
Who first made the barlow knife? First name required.
Re: How Well Do You Know Your Knife History?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:26 am
by philco
Obadiah Barlow got the barlow ball rolling in about 1670. He was said to have been a really sharp fellow.
Want to learn more? Here's a link to some barlow info.........
http://www.barlow-knives.com/history.htm
Phil
