The many pseudonyms of Adolph Kastor & Bros.

[Gevonovich]

How many different companies where Kastor related? 100? 200? more? How many of these pseudonym company names did Kastor come up with and why?

I have an idea:
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/knifeworld/kastorlist.pdf

But lets stick with traditional cutlery and show as many Kastor related knives as possible, the more obscure the better. Confirmed or suspect.

Should be really fun!!

W.H. Morley
c. 1913-1927
Clover Brand
Germany

 

[smiling-knife]

This is a knice old Morley & Sons knife. I have a two old Busch advertising knives but will need to take photos.

 

[Gevonovich]

Absolutely beautiful s-k! Please do post any other knives you come up with. Thanks in advance

 

[Pipeman]

Heres a Morley split back spring whittler with the crack ;-(( I dropped it, a Garland whittler and a Koch carved pen. Somewhere I heard or read that Koch was one of the Kastor companies but my memory may be off on that .

Best regards

Robin

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[Doug Add]

Not obscure at all, but here is an A. W. Wadsworth & Son sleeveboard pen.

 

[Doug Add]

Here is the Wadsworth pen beside a younger relative, the Camillus 22 pony jack.

 

[Gevonovich]

Robin
I've never seen a Garland or a Koch and they sure are beautiful. All lovely knives! The Garland looks to have nice color! Perfect Robin

Doug
I was hoping you would post your beautiful Wadsworth. Thank you sir.

 

[Vanguard41xx]

Wadsworth

Morley

 

[Vanguard41xx]

This is my son's knife, but still a Camillus made Remington

 

[Stich2442]

A.W. Wadsworth & Sons

Only marks on this one is Made in USA
I think it's a Kastor/ Camillus

 

[Gevonovich]

Thanks for your fine contributions, Vanguard and Stich!

Stich, you were the inspiration for this thread. You told me once, that you found Kastor to be quite ubiquitous. I began to research and found that to be quite true. Hopefully, those gentleman that normally don't post their knives will want to contribute to this thread and bring some of the more obscure knives into the light.

 

[Stich2442]

It was the Wadsworth, I was trying to find info on it and came across the chart, I was blown away, H. Boker is another cutler with a rich and broad reach.

I forgot about this one
Cornwall Knife Co. New York NY

1930-1940 Kastor/Camillus

 

[Pipeman]

Here are two messed with knives from my wreck collection. A Syracuse in celluloid with the pen blade changed at some point and a Swan with changed scales.

Best regards

Robin

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[smiling-knife]

Very knice knives everyone. These are two Busch advertising knives. The red and black knife is stamped N Kastor Ohligs Germany on the tang. It is the older and rarer design with the spread eagle wings. The other is stamped Anheuser Busch Germany but is most likely a Kastor Bros imported knife. The eagle wings are tucked in to the A on this one.

 

[Gevonovich]

This keeps getting better and better. Thanks Stich, Robin and S-K!

 

[Doug Add]

s-k those Busch advertising knives are really nice! Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[smiling-knife]

Thanks, glad you like the Busch knives.

Here's another knife from the list. This one is a Christians Germany.

 

[Pipeman]

Thanks, glad you like the Busch knives.

Here's another knife from the list. This one is a Christians Germany.

Wow, isn't that pretty, thanks for posting.

Best regards

Robin

 

[smiling-knife]

Thanks for the comment Robin.

I think this is an example of the 1930s Remington straightline from the list.

 

[mike Berkovitch]

Henry Sears and Sons 1865 (thanks Jake)

Keen Kutter EC Simmons

Mike