Knives from PA

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:33 pm

Let's help out the avid researchers in Pennsylvania, and show them our PA knives.
C.F.Wolfertz (arched) over & Co. over Allentown, PA

A nice PA knife, well made and snaps like new. Though used, it must have a good heat treat.
What PA knives do you have stashed away that haven't been seen here? Let's see 'em

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:05 pm

OK now you have gone and done it. NO ONE is playing nice with this listing so due to the insult to Pa knives, I have attached a photo of about half of my PA collection. Now come on people, am I the only one who has knives from Pennsylvania. I didn't think they were even made anyone else. Check out these beauties.

Thanks

Binns and Mason
Beaver Falls
Pittsburgh Cutlery
Tidioute
Queen
Case
Warren Pearl works
EKW Tyron
Allentown
YB cigar
Penn Cut
The list goes on and on.

Most people don't even know the knife that have is from PA. I collect all associated with PA though, as beleive it or not. NOT all were manufactered there. Yea that's right, I think a couple mayyyyyyyy have come from NY, but I won't tell. See ya gang

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:02 pm

Great collection PA

. Perhaps you could show us a few close-ups of some of your knives please.

I think I only have one older PA knife. This circa WWI Schatt & Morgan. Shown before but, in the interest of keeping the thread going, repeated here.

s-k

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:45 pm

The list rang a bell for me, David. I had this knife with my Barlows. Besides the bolster stampings, the main blade tang is stamped;

E.K.TRYON CO. (over) PHILADELPHIA

Come on guys, dig 'em out!!

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:50 pm

By the way, nice pix, s-k!! You show all the detail with your straight on (90degree) shots, and give a useful shot of the tang stamp. It makes it easy to study a knife all the way from the U.K!!

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:01 pm

Union Cutlery Co.
Tidioute Pa.
A Harness Jack with a left hand punch; very rare for many reasons.

richied · Post by **richied** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:08 pm

Holy knife collection. Thats quite a collection Pa Knives

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:25 pm

David, can you give us some close-ups of a few of those beauties??

I thought I'd add a couple more interesting ones. These Knives are from Titusville, and are not that old, but the Winterbottom on the lower Barlow is!! It came from a "bucket" of old Winterbottom bone that was either in the stockroom, or was found somewhere by Clarence Risner; I forget which. Several years ago Queen made 100 Barlows with this bone, that they used many years ago, before they switched to imitation Winterbottom. Perhaps our PA research team can tell us when those things occurred??
The upper knife has a few of things interesting about it. It has a "rough black"
set of handles, not often seen on modern Titusville knives. Then there's the one-armed man, or razor style blade. Reminds me of my father-in-law, RIP, who left an arm in Germany during WWII.
Finally there are the flat beveled bolsters, a test of the cutler's hafting art, because it is easy to make them look crooked and uneven. A slim, snappy package of a knife. Flat bevelled bolsters are a real find, very rare!

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:12 am

The Tidioute knife that Upnorth posted is also in my book. This is a super rare knife and I like it a lot. The others are truly fine examples also. Thanks for posting them. I hope take some pics, but I don't have my photo box up at this time so the photos will not be as I would want them to be. I do have a few rarer items. Although some have already been posted, such as the Tuna Valley knife. I would love to see an A R Justice if someone has one. A Mason and Sons would also thrill me. How about some of those straight razors that the Kifer Bros have. Come on and show us what you got.

SK, when you tire of the S&M, send it my way. WHAT beauti

brucegodlesky · Post by **brucegodlesky** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:56 pm

Karbon King razor, Indiana Pa

brucegodlesky · Post by **brucegodlesky** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:59 pm

Charley, they made some variations of those ruffbark barlows

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:40 pm

Very nice Bruce. The king's razor is a dandy.

The started out in Pittsburgh. Although I do not have one stamped that way yet!!!! I have a fine example of an Indiana Pa one my self with a box that explains the move to Indiana. Although no one has ever told me just where the plant was?

My wife was from that area also and none of her relatives knew any thing about it. HUMMMMM!!!!!

More pic please

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:08 pm

There are thousands of Case knives out there, so I thought I'd represent the Case Tested era with a historical piece. Bittersweet, this one was sold from the factory boards, by SMKW, in a much criticized auction. A Harness Jack, in a no longer used pattern, and a picture of the same knife in the auction catalog.

brucegodlesky · Post by **brucegodlesky** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:27 pm

David, you have any info on the King family? Time frame, etc. We had talked last summer briefly about them. I get over there quite a bit and can do some checking. bruce

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:40 am

I found this in my photo achives. I love this old knife. Hey Charlie check out the punch blade on this old girl. What would you call this pattern.

Hollingsworth Kane PA Great old bone. Seen some use, but man I love these things.

nifbuf · Post by **nifbuf** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:50 pm

Colman Cutlery, Titusville on the right and Schatt & Morgan on the left. Both 2 1/2" long congress.

PA Knives · Post by **PA Knives** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:53 pm

David,

Your photo's just continue to provide proof that I beleive that S&M made Coleman Cutlery knives. I found a coleman cutlery/hardware in Philadelphia during the same time frame as S&M. I think it may be one and the same, but I am afraid we shall never know for sure. Great pics though. Keep them coming

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:49 pm

pa knives wrote:I found this in my photo achives. I love this old knife. Hey Charlie check out the punch blade on this old girl. What would you call this pattern.

Hollingsworth Kane PA Great old bone. Seen some use, but man I love these things.

I'm just back from New Mexico, David. A wonderful 10 day road trip.
Just trying to catch up on the various threads, I'd call your knife a cattle knife with a punch. If you are asking about the punch, could you show some closer pics of both sides??
Also, check your email David!
Charlie

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:53 pm

Here's an EAGLE over PHILA. HJ.
All Eagle tang stamps I've seen have been poorly stamped. This one has a New York Knife punch, which I think is original to the knife. Didn't Eagle recycle/restamp seconds, or something like that?

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:45 pm

And another Philly knife;

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:40 pm

I suppose this fits here just as well as in the fixed blade catagory.

Besides, I didn't find any new pocket knives at the Philly Armory show today. Only this, and 2 new reference books.

Rusty1 & I had fun though, and two people asked about my AAPK hat this weekend.

Any opinions as to who may actually have made this one ?
4 1/2" blade, 8 1/2" OAL

Fran

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:54 pm

hey fran, according to levine tryon, edward k. - 3/t, some by utica - phil. pa. - retail and wholesale - knives from u.s. and england - c.1811-1952.

pocket knives are in the high collectable range.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:57 pm

Rusty1 & I had fun though, and two people asked about my AAPK hat this weekend.

Well every time you go hunting or fishing you can't bring home a trophy.

Just make sure you bring something home each time...

Nice to here about the HATS....

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:07 pm

Thanks Johnnie. I knew about Tryon's pocket knives, because I've been reading my books, and trying to do a little homework. Fixed blade was all I found though. I thought It looked a little like a Remington.

Ken, It's not even about bringing one home. It's about being out there, enjoying good company and good times ! I don't even like hats, but wear mine just in case another member is there.

Fran

Rusty1 · Post by **Rusty1** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:17 am

jonet143 wrote:hey fran, according to levine tryon, edward k. - 3/t, some by utica - phil. pa. - retail and wholesale - knives from u.s. and england - c.1811-1952.

pocket knives are in the high collectable range.

Fran, sounds so far like you picked up a winner today.

Rusty1

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