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03-31-2021, 08:23 PM #11Senior Member
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Another early American. Waterville Cutlery Co. of Waterville, Connecticut.
Albeit the hone wear, the heel still comes in at 6/8ths.
Genco made quite a few in 6/8 and 13/16
And a Clauss, 13/16
And only God knows for sure who made it, and where. But it's 7/8, and was sold in Dayton, Ohio. Some time in the 18 months that George F. Rohr & Co. were in business as a hardware store, that opened in 1880, and closed its doors forever in 1881.
No stamp of origin.... I'll bet American.
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Another early American. Waterville Cutlery Co. of Waterville, Connecticut.
Albeit the hone wear, the heel still comes in at 6/8ths.
Genco made quite a few in 6/8 and 13/16
And a Clauss, 13/16
And only God knows for sure who made it, and where. But it's 7/8, and was sold in Dayton, Ohio. Some time in the 18 months that George F. Rohr & Co. were in business as a hardware store, that opened in 1880, and closed its doors forever in 1882
No stamp of origin.... I'll bet American.
Almost forgot about the fine 6/8 th. Novelty Cutlery Co., of Canton ,Ohio. Sent to me by one of our fine Mentor's of this forum. The manufacturing plant was, is a mere hop n skip from where I live.
Around here, if you asked where someone lives, your likely to get a response of UCLA.
Short for, upper Canton, lower Akron.Last edited by outback; 03-31-2021 at 08:51 PM.
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The widest I have made is 8/8.
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Well then go ahead and show your favorite or the most intricate to fab. ;-)
Originally Posted by 32t
The widest I have made is 8/8.
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Not a good picture best the best I have.
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Clauss at 6/8+...
It's just Sharpening, right?
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Tim he did say American made right
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Last I heard Texas is still part of America........ Originally Posted by tcrideshd
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Wide Americans are scarce. Going back to the mid 1800's, lots are 7/8+ but later stuff is rarely larger than 13/16 total width and even those are hard to see.
A Bartlett and Dow from Lowell, Mass. Bit over an inch, I guess.
A huge Geneva Cutlery. I have seen one other, likely the one Rezdog was bidding on.
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Wow, those are some choppers. And in pristine condition. . . very nice, thanks for sharing! Originally Posted by sharptonn
Wide Americans are scarce. Going back to the mid 1800's, lots are 7/8+ but later stuff is rarely larger than 13/16 total width and even those are hard to see.
A Bartlett and Dow from Lowell, Mass. Bit over an inch, I guess.
A huge Geneva Cutlery. I have seen one other, likely the one Rezdog was bidding on.
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