   c1900-1919 Oscar Barnett Tool Company, Newark, New Jersey US Patent No. 662005: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=NaFlAAAAEBAJ US Patent No. 606547: http://www.google.com/patents?id=lNVaAAAAEBAJA beautifully preserved example of the Barnett Pliers Knife is shown on Bernard Levine's website:http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/barnett.htm       ... There's a reference to the Barnet Plier Knife in a 1909 Officer's Manual by Captain James A. Moss. At the top of page 304, the author recommends that enlisted men carry a combination knife and mentions that the "H. H. H. Knife" by Oscar Barnett, Newark, N. J. is very good. The book was digitized by Google Books.     Magazine ads digitized by Google Books from Outing: sport, adventure, travel, fiction, Volume 39 (1902), Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen's magazine, Volume 38 (1905), Popular Mechanics November 1905, Popular Science May 1919 (from left to right) References: Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values 4th Edition, p. 292 Bernard Levine's knife-related links page: includes links to information on knives, knife technology, knife history, and knife law.http://www.knife-expert.com/links.htm Bernard Levine's internet business card: http://www.knife-expert.com Author, Expert Witness, Identification, Appraisal. Heilrath Pli-R-Nif
Pli-R-Nif Co, San Francisco, CA, c1905/1906 US Patent No. 790432: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=9a5DAAAAEBAJ References: Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values 4th Edition, p. 293 Morley Plier Knife
The ad was scanned from a 1915 Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Catalog.
W. H. Morley & Sons, Germany, c1915-1920's References:
Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values 4th Edition, p. 293 Valley Forge Plier Knives    The Valley Forge plier knife was patented in 1923 by Charles Undy. Some of the knives are stamped Boker (which owned Valley Forge) and Case (which had the knives produced on contract). The first photo shows three Valley Forge knives and one marked H Boker & Co Improved Cutlery (third from the top). Two Valley Forge knives with etched blades are shown in the other photos. US Patent No. 1467661: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=sVRVAAAAEBAJ
References: Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values 4th Edition, p. 292-3 Dynamite Knife  A C4 spike serves as one handle for the pliers. A 2 and 1/3" blade is housed in the other handle. It's just under 5" long and 1/4" thick. It's marked "explosifs luxite" on one side and "Luxembourg-Kockelscheuer" on the other. According to Wikipedia: "Kockelscheuer is a small town in the commune of Roeser, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2001, the town has a population of 261. The Fortis Championships Luxembourg are held at the Kockelscheuer Sport Centre, just to the north of the town." Levine's Guide to Knives and their Values 4th Edition has a section on "Dynamite Knives" on page 294. Seaboard Steel "Pocket Tool Kit"     Seaboard Steel Co. Made in France c 1948 (and atleast until 1952) References: Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings, p. 248 E. Behrman L'Electric Multi-Tool Pliers 
  Hoffritz "Plier Tool Kit"   Hoffritz N.Y. Germany (c 1931-present) References: Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings, p. 130 Hugo Bauermann Multi-Tool Pliers  Handy Plier Knife
Abercrombie & Fitch Fishing Tool The magazine ad from LIFE March 22 1954 was digitized by Google Books. c1960s http://www.abercrombie.com (previously an outfitter store) References: Hoffritz Plier Knife Hoffritz "Folding Plier Fish Knife"   Hoffritz N.Y. Germany (c 1931-present). A similar multi-tool was also marked Bonsa (see photos below). References: Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings, p. 130 Bonsa Folding Plier Fish Knife       "Bonsa" was a trademark of Boentegen & Sabin Solingen Germany c1867-1983. A 1960s Hoffritz catalog shows a nearly identical knife (see scan above). References: Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings, p. 27 |
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