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12-29-2012, 03:47 AM #1Senior Member
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12-29-2012, 03:54 AM #2Senior Member
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Forgot to type in picture......This is a Lane & Read BOSTON....Made By American Cutlery. It has "BOSTON " pressed into th horn scale. Ever see this maker before ???
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12-29-2012, 12:26 PM #3Historically Inquisitive
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William Read had originally been a gun dealer in Boston (Lane and Read) during the 1820s, then William Read, then William Read and Sons.I am not sure that they actually made anything, however, they were linked into the regional manufacturing industry and contracted for, imported and sold everything from military to sporting arms and parts such as gun locks. William Read and Sons was one of the first of such dealers to branch out to become a full line sporting goods supplier including fishing rods, etc.
This is one of them razor that you can date easily because according to the book, "Classic and Antique fly fishing tackle" it clearly stated That the Read dynasty began in 1848 as a partnership of Lane & read , two years later the firm was rename to William Read.
Is the tang stamped American cutlery only?Last edited by Martin103; 12-29-2012 at 02:26 PM.
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