U.S. Cutlery Co. Baltimore MD

[beresman]

I just picked up this little knife today for $15, and I'm curious about the manufacturer. Goins' book lists them as being in business 1875-1900, but nothing else about them. It also lists a company by the same name but in St. Louis, having the same dates of operation. Were these the same company, with two locations? Is there any more info about them out there? I did a quick Google search, but didn't go really deep.

[Ridgegrass]

Levine shows Terre Haute and St. Louis (c.1900), no Baltimore. I'm from Baltimore, PM me if you're looking to sell it. Thanks J.O'.

[1967redrider]

Very cool stamp and it looks like there's some nice fire in the pearl.

[beresman]

Levine shows Terre Haute and St. Louis (c.1900), no Baltimore. I'm from Baltimore, PM me if you're looking to sell it. Thanks J.O'.

I collect by unusual tang stamp, so I'm keeping this one, but if I find another, for sure!

[RalphAlsip]

This 4 blade cattle knife is stamped "US CUT CO BALTO MD". I believe this knife was made by New York Knife Co.

[ea42]

U,S. Cut Co Baltimore was a combined short lived effort between several cutlery companies. Schrade Cut Co and NY Knife Co were two but there were also one or two more, possibly Challenge or one of the other New England companies but I can't recall off the top of my head. I had saved an old article announcing that effort but I'm not sure where I saved it, Ugh! It'll turn up eventually.

Eric

[beresman]

U,S. Cut Co Baltimore was a combined short lived effort between several cutlery companies. Schrade Cut Co and NY Knife Co were two but there were also one or two more, possibly Challenge or one of the other New England companies but I can't recall off the top of my head. I had saved an old article announcing that effort but I'm not sure where I saved it, Ugh! It'll turn up eventually.

Eric

Thanks, Eric! That's a lot more than I had before.

[1967redrider]

Gifted by Herb, from the Roland Proctor collection.

[Waukonda]

Gifted by Herb, from the Roland Proctor collection.

Nice looking old ebony!

[doglegg]

Gifted by Herb, from the Roland Proctor collection.

Wonderful gift.

[Ridgegrass]

J.O'.

[1967redrider]

Thanks gents!

[1fartsmella]

John, That oval shield makes me think Schrade made. Is it 3 1/8" closed?
A nice keepsake.

I miss Roland.

[1967redrider]

John, That oval shield makes me think Schrade made. Is it 3 1/8" closed?
A nice keepsake.

I miss Roland.

Yes, it is.

[1fartsmella]

Schrade used that pattern with the oval shield for many blade configurations.
Pen Knives, Jacks, stock man, whittlers, 4 blades
Celluloid, bone, pearl and maybe stag (I bet Lloyd has a stag one).
Thanks for sharing.

[bestgear]

I miss Roland.

me too Barry

[ScoutKnives]

Great knives posted , here’s another one for the thread .
Looking like a NYK knife to me ?

Thanks for looking , Mike

[peanut740]

Mike

[doglegg]

Great knives posted , here’s another one for the thread .
Looking like a NYK knife to me ?

Thanks for looking , Mike

Love that old bone.

[msteele6]

I think that U.S. Cut. Co. sold seconds from several manufacturers, I have definitely seen one with a Keen Kutter (Walden) stamp overstamped with the U.S. Cut. Co. stamp and several NYK stamps overstamped the same. The Washington jack looks like a Schrade. The one commonality between them is that they were all Walden N.Y. based cutleries, don't know if that is a coincidence. Here is an English jack that looks to be Walden, the stamp is a little hard to read but it is a U.S. Cutlery:

[1967redrider]

Awesome examples.

[doglegg]

I think that U.S. Cut. Co. sold seconds from several manufacturers, I have definitely seen one with a Keen Kutter (Walden) stamp overstamped with the U.S. Cut. Co. stamp and several NYK stamps overstamped the same. The Washington jack looks like a Schrade. The one commonality between them is that they were all Walden N.Y. based cutleries, don't know if that is a coincidence. Here is an English jack that looks to be Walden, the stamp is a little hard to read but it is a U.S. Cutlery:

Pretty

[Ridgegrass]

J'O'. (From Baltimore).

[Gtrclktr-351]

Nice old knives from a "maker" (jobber?) I never heard of. Thanks for posting. Always good to expand knife knowledge.