834: 55 years in Cellophane
Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 4:36 pm
Here is a Schrade Walden 834 that has been in the original cellophane wrapper for 50-60 years and only removed once prior for ebay picture taking.
Two things of note here: the handles are jigged bone. I have a few minty Schrade-Walden 834 with jigged Delrin. They have the most bone-like Delrin i have seen, but this S-W 834 is the first real bone handled one i have seen.
Do you have a regular run Schrade-Walden 834 with jigged bone handles ? I am wondering if a bone S-W 834 belongs in a special group with the S-W 2OT and a S-W bone 8OT ?
Second point of interest is the cellophane wrapper. Cellophane is an earlier type of clear wrapping 'paper'. It is rather stiff and makes a crinkling sound when scrunched. I mention this as some 'younger' readers might not know of cellophane. I was a child in the 1950's when many items came wrapped in cellophane.
Have you ever received a Schrade-Walden knife in this style of cellophane wrapper ?
Do you know what years it was used ?
I am hoping to learn a few Schrade bits here. Thanks, kj
Two things of note here: the handles are jigged bone. I have a few minty Schrade-Walden 834 with jigged Delrin. They have the most bone-like Delrin i have seen, but this S-W 834 is the first real bone handled one i have seen.
Do you have a regular run Schrade-Walden 834 with jigged bone handles ? I am wondering if a bone S-W 834 belongs in a special group with the S-W 2OT and a S-W bone 8OT ?
Second point of interest is the cellophane wrapper. Cellophane is an earlier type of clear wrapping 'paper'. It is rather stiff and makes a crinkling sound when scrunched. I mention this as some 'younger' readers might not know of cellophane. I was a child in the 1950's when many items came wrapped in cellophane.
Have you ever received a Schrade-Walden knife in this style of cellophane wrapper ?
Do you know what years it was used ?
I am hoping to learn a few Schrade bits here. Thanks, kj
Those cellophane wrappers were used in the 1950s; I can't be more exact. A little slick black wharncliffe SW pen knife sold a few weeks ago in one of those wrappers; I think knifeaholic sold it.