G'day,
A member on Bernard Levines Forum was trying to identify an Imperial Key knife <2 variations in my photos> by quoting the 3 Patent numbers on the tang.....when I looked at a number of my small Imperial Folders many had the same/similar numbers even though they were all different shape knives.
I show the numbers on a small Jack which was from the Schrade Factory collection <with my certificate of Authenticity!> which I do believe is correct as the seller back in 2005/06 had access to the Schrade Collection knives and I purchased a significant number of them....including the 3OT and 2OT from the Conference Room....
anyway the answer on BL's forum which I found interesting was, Patents 2170537 =Knife Handle and Component parts Imperial, Mirando 1938.....2284833 = Method and Apparatus for making knife handles and component parts thereof..Imperial, Mirando 1938....they had no bearing on the actual style of knife....
Here are some photos of "Happy Days" knives and some of novelty knives <many bearing those same patent numbers>..i.e. knife tie bars, Craftsman 3D <change message depending on the angle viewed> little tomahawk knives,smokers knife and whole series in brushed silver plus some others you may find interesting from a bygone era when life seemed simpler and invariably happier and it was reflected in their knife designs....now they make fantasy knives for obvious reasons IMHO.......Hoo Roo.
P.S. What hope would I have of attempting to put together a Schrade Collection like mine if I was starting out now rather than 8/9 years ago....?...at least they all remain in the same condition as when I aquired them for posterity?...more like the Salvation Army my wife will take them all to when I pass so she tells me... so the homeless can peel their apples/oranges!.....imagine peeling your apple with the only 3OT Old Timer in captivity!
A member on Bernard Levines Forum was trying to identify an Imperial Key knife <2 variations in my photos> by quoting the 3 Patent numbers on the tang.....when I looked at a number of my small Imperial Folders many had the same/similar numbers even though they were all different shape knives.
I show the numbers on a small Jack which was from the Schrade Factory collection <with my certificate of Authenticity!> which I do believe is correct as the seller back in 2005/06 had access to the Schrade Collection knives and I purchased a significant number of them....including the 3OT and 2OT from the Conference Room....
anyway the answer on BL's forum which I found interesting was, Patents 2170537 =Knife Handle and Component parts Imperial, Mirando 1938.....2284833 = Method and Apparatus for making knife handles and component parts thereof..Imperial, Mirando 1938....they had no bearing on the actual style of knife....
Here are some photos of "Happy Days" knives and some of novelty knives <many bearing those same patent numbers>..i.e. knife tie bars, Craftsman 3D <change message depending on the angle viewed> little tomahawk knives,smokers knife and whole series in brushed silver plus some others you may find interesting from a bygone era when life seemed simpler and invariably happier and it was reflected in their knife designs....now they make fantasy knives for obvious reasons IMHO.......Hoo Roo.
P.S. What hope would I have of attempting to put together a Schrade Collection like mine if I was starting out now rather than 8/9 years ago....?...at least they all remain in the same condition as when I aquired them for posterity?...more like the Salvation Army my wife will take them all to when I pass so she tells me... so the homeless can peel their apples/oranges!.....imagine peeling your apple with the only 3OT Old Timer in captivity!
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