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Pictured (L to R): Robeson Shuredge, Miller
Bros., American Shear & Knife, Empire, Humason & Beckley and Hammer
Brand - New York Knife Co. (see details below). |
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Examples from the Collection: American-made pocket knives
manufactured prior to WWII.
Early American made pocket knives: Click on pictures to enlarge.
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Vintage ~ Robeson Shuredge 622119
~ BONE ~ SLIM ~ JACK ~ c.1922 -
c.1940 |
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This vintage ROBESON SLIM jack knife has nickel
bolsters, a nickel shield and a brass lining. The handles of this
old folding knife are made of a brown worm grove bone and are in
nice condition with a pin crack by the center pin on the rear
handle. The ROBESON SLIM pocket knife has one clip point blade and
one pen blade. The blades are in used condition with some pitting,
scratches and blade loss. The clip point blade is faintly stamped
ROBESON over SHUREDGE over ROCHESTER on the front and 622119 on the
rear. The pen blade is stamped ROBESON over USA over CUTLERY. Both
half stop blades still have an excellent snap. The closed length of
the ROBESON SLIM JACK is 4 1/2 inches.
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Miller Bros.
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Two Blade Folder
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Rare ~
c.1872 - c.1926
(details and
pictures here) |
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American Shear & Knife Co. - Pre 1900
(details and
pictures here) |
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Empire Knife Co. Winsted, Connecticut
~ CIGAR
~ JACK
~ FAT
~ KNIFE
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c.1856 - c.1930 |
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This is my personal favorite that I carry from time
to time. Measures 3 3/8" closed and is a Fat, Heavy Knife. Marked on
Both Blades Empire Winsted, Ct.--No chips or cracks in the Ebony
wood handles and blades are FULL and Shiny with awesome opening and
closing snap. Nickel silver bolsters, shield, and pins, brass lined.
This is a super nice Equal End or Cigar Jack knife with Beautiful
Ebony Wood Handles.
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H & B Humason and Beckley
New Britain, CT
~ 2 blade
~ pen knife
~ horn
~ c.1852 - c.1914 |
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This a very nice H&B Humason & Beckley 2 blade pen
knife with black horn handles. The knife measures 3" closed and is 4
7/8" open. The handles are horn and are just about flawless except a
slight cloudiness in the horn on one side, that I think is a
characteristic of horn. The bolsters are perfect, and the blades
have great have stop and snap. Both blades are strongly stamped on
the tangs: H & B New Britain, Connecticut. The main blade is stamped
H&B on the blade. The blades have been polished and do have some
dark spots and look good. This is a well made knife by a very old
company 1852-1914. |
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Hammer Brand/New York Knife Co.
~ Fancy Bolster ~ Pearl ~
Senator ~ Pen ~ c.1878 - c.1932
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This rare vintage HAMMER BRAND SENATOR pen knife has
fancy wide nickel bolsters and a nickel lining. The handles of this
old folding knife are made of beautiful pearl and are in great
condition with one tiny nick on the rear handle by the top bolster.
The HAMMER BRAND pocket knife has one spear and one pen blade. The
blades are in used condition with some pitting, scratches and blade
loss. The main spear blade is stamped HAMMER BRAND with the image of
an arm and hammer. The pen blade is not stamped. There are no
numbers on this knife. Both blades still have a snap. The closed
length of the HAMMER BRAND PEARL SENATOR pen knife is 2 3/4 inches.
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Cars |
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Porsche Boxster:
My wife's "everyday - driver" car. See pictures and read the
whole story! |
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Cars: 1971 Porsche
911-T, Targa - Read about and see pictures of the restoration project! |
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S-Type Jag:
This Jaguar was my every day driver for five
years. |
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BMW 328i:
Pam's car before the Boxster.
This is a great story. |
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1964 Chevy Truck:
This truck was a one-owner for almost 40 years. |
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Ford Ranger:
This is an XLT Super-Cab 4x4. Everyone needs a
truck. |
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Travel |
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Travel: Charleston,
South Carolina - June 2006 Pictures and stories of some of our trips! |
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St. Simons Island:
Christ Episcopal Church. |
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Atlantic City:
The Boardwalk in Atlantic City is a wonderful place. We visited
there in 1993. Check out the pictures! |
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Jekyll Island:
Summer 2006 - We stayed at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. |
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Two tickets to...
Opryland, 1993, just four years before they closed their
doors forever. |
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Guns |
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Gun Collecting:
A 1962 Colt Python, 1992 Colt Mustang and a 1968
Baby Browning. Pictures and stories about guns! |
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Blogging |
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Adventure:
On the high seas. Harbor Pilot boat pulling
along side our ship on approach to the Georgia coast. |
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The Army:
Greg, standing on the deck of the American Eagle,
a super-cargo ship crossing the Atlantic in March 1985. |
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REFORGER: The Diary of a
Soldier. |
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A BAT Missile:
Pictures and stories about anti-aircraft missiles! |
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Hammelburg,
Germany:
REFORGER was the code name, which stood for
"Return of Forces to Germany". |
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River Street
Savannah, GA:
I took this picture from ship deck while
entering the harbor. |
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The Cold War:
January and February 1985 was a very tense time in the Cold War, and
it was about to get colder! |
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Music |
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Music:
Greg on stage New Years Eve 1994, Guntersville,
Alabama. The same stage where Ricky Nelson gave his last performance! |
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