All About Pocket Knives

I had a couple of nice old tools with me today.

Thanks for looking.

FRJ wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:42 am I had a couple of nice old tools with me today.

Thanks for looking.

Cool picture Joe! Nice knife and pocket watch. They go great together!

Great pic, Joe. Well done!

I keep vacillating between getting a pocket watch or not.
One of these days I'll probably get one. They're just cool.

Yea they're cool, but what would I do with my watch pocket knife? Actually I have a few but never carry one or wear a watch anymore. When I retired I quit wearing a watch, figured I didn't need to be anywhere on time anymore, of course I've got this fool smart a$$ phone
It knows everything.

Nice items and pic Joe! Does the watch have sentimental value, or is just a nice old watch?

Very nice, Joe!

Thank you all for the nice comments.
Steve, I encourage you to get one.
This one was made in 1921 and it a Railroad Watch. Stem set.
It is in great condition and a lot of fun to carry. I also have a old hunk of an Elgin in great condition as well.

Joe, I hope you wind your watches from time to time and even carry them.
Like any good machine they need to operate to work properly.

No sentimental value at all Glenn, except for the years I have owned it.
I took a chance, after some correspondence and research, and bought this watch and the Elgin on ebay.
They were good purcha$e$ ^ and I'm glad I did it.

A great photo Joe.

Very fine artifacts, Joe. I carry a pocket watch pretty often, though mine are mostly modern battery operated. When I wear a vest I want a watch in the left pocket, knife in the right pocket.

Hamiltons were some really fine watches. The one that I have that belonged to my Grandpa is a Longines (pronounced Lon-Gene, I believe Swiss made) shown below with his chain, and arrowhead fob. I think from around 1890. Still runs good and keeps time if I remember to wind it. lol Wish I had a knife from Grandpa.

Hi, FJR, I have a sw 730 same as yours. Extreme quality knife. The early schrade waldens were products of master cutlers. I also have several vintage pocket watches. I have three 21jewel watches. An illinois bunn special, an elgin father time and a hampden #106. All are lever set. all are size 16. Plus my great grandfathers elgin 7 jewel pocket watch he carried. He died in 1947. Also my great uncles illinois 7 jewel pocket watch he carried. He died in 1956. I don't have any knives from my early relatives. But i have a nice high standard .22 military model that was my uncles. He gave it to me before he died.He bought it from army px in 1948 at fort knox when he got out of the army. Your hamilton looks nice. Do you know how many jewels it is? I used to have a hamilton 992 but I traded it off. The 730 sw is super. kind of hard knife to find. Congratulations! best regards, Randy

Oh, by the way ,you need to buy you an antique watch chain for that hamilton and put a nice watch fob knife on the end of it. Randy

clockman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:28 pm Oh, by the way ,you need to buy you an antique watch chain for that hamilton and put a nice watch fob knife on the end of it. Randy

I like the old Poirot and Sherlock Holmes films where all the gentlemen wear Double Alberts. If I lived in cold climate and wore a vest all the time I could really go for one of those!

Thanks again for all the nice comments. They are really nice to read.

OLDE CUTLER, I don't know when I have seen a more elegant and distinguished watch and chain and and a lovely arrow head
for goodness sakes. If there is a more handsome chain I would like to see it. A great keepsake!

Clockman, thank you for the comments on my knife and my watch. The watch is 21 jewels.
How fortunate for you that you have the watches from your family. Wonderful working machines.
I did scramble to dig out a fob and a chain. The knife is a fine little Robeson. Honestly, I don't even know if I have them attached to the chain properly. A bit of etiquette that has escaped me.

Looking good, Joe

OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:48 pm Hamiltons were some really fine watches. The one that I have that belonged to my Grandpa is a Longines (pronounced Lon-Gene, I believe Swiss made) shown below with his chain, and arrowhead fob. I think from around 1890. Still runs good and keeps time if I remember to wind it. lol Wish I had a knife from Grandpa.

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I like it!!

FRJ wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:21 am Thanks again for all the nice comments. They are really nice to read.

OLDE CUTLER, I don't know when I have seen a more elegant and distinguished watch and chain and and a lovely arrow head
for goodness sakes. If there is a more handsome chain I would like to see it. A great keepsake!

Clockman, thank you for the comments on my knife and my watch. The watch is 21 jewels.
How fortunate for you that you have the watches from your family. Wonderful working machines.
I did scramble to dig out a fob and a chain. The knife is a fine little Robeson. Honestly, I don't even know if I have them attached to the chain properly. A bit of etiquette that has escaped me.

Thanks Joe. It has the appearance of the watch and chain worn with ones Sunday best. Grandpa probably had another one for everyday use. Like I said though, I sure wish I had a pocket knife that belonged to Grandpa.

OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:29 pm I sure wish I had a pocket knife that belonged to Grandpa.

That would be a real treasure.

Thank you, Steve.

FRJ wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:03 pm Thank you all for the nice comments.
Steve, I encourage you to get one.
This one was made in 1921 and it a Railroad Watch. Stem set.
It is in great condition and a lot of fun to carry. I also have a old hunk of an Elgin in great condition as well.

Joe, I hope you wind your watches from time to time and even carry them.
Like any good machine they need to operate to work properly.

No sentimental value at all Glenn, except for the years I have owned it.
I took a chance, after some correspondence and research, and bought this watch and the Elgin on ebay.
They were good purcha$e$ ^ and I'm glad I did it.

Joe you are right I'm sure, my dads old Elgin was repaired and cleaned probably 15 years ago and I actually carried it for a while then got scared I'd lose it or break it so I put it in a curio cabinet and there it sits. Same deal with a Wittnauer Longines wrist watch my bride gave me for my birthday before we married. A Seiko that my wife's brother gave me just before he passed away is there also. I need to get them out and let them run a bit. Thanks

Old pocket watches are like old pocket knives in a couple of ways for me.
1. They both come from a time when craftsmanship was supreme and a source pride for the people that made them
2. Pocket watches and pocket knives stop me from having pocket money

I don't carry a pocket watch but I do rotate the few I have through a brass display stand that I keep on my desk so I get to use them and enjoy them.

The watch in the picture is called an Illinois Bunn Special railroad grade watch made in approximately 1927. The "motor" in this watch is rated for 60 hours of running time. It was the first watch movement made where the spring could store over 1 million clicks. (60 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds x 5 clicks per second). There are well over 300 tiny moving parts and it took almost 6 months to assemble one of these.

Hi, FRJ, from your scan it looks like your hamilton is a model 992 like the one i used to have . They are a quality watch. Best regards, Randy

RalphAlsip wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:17 pm The watch in the picture is called an Illinois Bunn Special railroad grade watch made in approximately 1927. The "motor" in this watch is rated for 60 hours of running time. It was the first watch movement made where the spring could store over 1 million clicks. (60 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds x 5 clicks per second). There are well over 300 tiny moving parts and it took almost 6 months to assemble one of these.

A marvel of engineering and design that's for sure.
All modern watches spawned, if I remember correctly, from needing a contained timepiece for accurate sea navigation.
(Again, I find myself in the deep end.)

Yes, Randy, it is a 992. Thank you.

Got'em out and wound them up they ran and kept time.
Gonna try to do that more often.

Way to go, Joe. Those watches love to run. Nice picture.
I have a self wind Seiko very similar to the one you have pictured.
If I remember correctly I bought it in Nha Trang many years ago.

A few more artifacts I had with me today.
My old Case and my old Elgin and a very nice Kodak Retina.
It is a pleasure to own and use these nice possessions.