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Jay's Catalog

Tells how to grade a knife, diagram parts of a knife and blade. How to identify Case knife patterns and handle materials. Includes ready to use outlines for keeping complete records of all pertinent information about your knives. A must have for the serious knife collector - especially CASE Knife Collectors.

Price Only $5.99

Explore one of the fastest-growing aspects of blade collecting - commemorative knives. This listing and price guide covers the most popular limited edition knives designed specifically to commemorate a special or historic event. You will learn who made each knife, what it commemorates, when it was issued and how many were made. You will also find the original price for each piece and its current value.
8-1/2 x 11 Complete with photos and illustrations. Soft cover.
Copyright 1995 (This is the Latest Edition) 256 pages.

Special Sale Price $16.95

A magnificent out-of-print book, in excellent condition, slightly used. Pocket Knives by Bernard Levine is a great read, I especially enjoyed the section on early Roman knives and the precursors to the Swiss Army Knife.
"Pocket knives" is a comprehensive guide to the origins and manufacture of vintage pocket knives. Fascinating; it reminds you of a movie or play that catches your imagination, and really gives you the feeling of a "job well done".

Price Only $27.95

Metal Glo:
Great for polishing and protecting knives, swords, guns, cookware, jewelry, silverware etc..
Metal Glo is a premium quality polishing paste which removes oxidation, tarnish, rust, water spots, tars and oils, and leaves a brilliant protective coating that lasts for months.
Perfect for cleaning, polishing and protecting any metal surface - brass, silver, gold, chrome, copper, pewter, nickel, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, magnesium and many other hard, non-porous surfaces such as - porcelain, fiberglass, plexiglas, hard plastics and painted surfaces. Instructions for use:
Place a small amount of Metal Glo on a soft cotton cloth or buffing wheel. Rub the paste with a light to moderate pressure in a circular motion on the surface to be cleaned, then buff to a high luster with a soft dry cloth. Do not allow the paste to dry on the metal surface.Note:
As with all cleaners, user should test on a small hidden area. We assume no responsibility for damage incurred by use of this product.

Price Only $6.95

Case Knife Hard Cover Book
"THE CASE CUTLERY DYNASTY" TESTED XX
By Brad Lockwood
Order #CABOOK

Case: the word and surname are both synonymous with knives. Since the Civil War, The Case family has played a critical role in establishing- then dominating- the American cutlery industry. But the whole story of how an interrelated clan from a little valley in western New York came to learn the trade, selling imports then battling them and often times one another, is truly extraordinary.

So focused on quality and superiority, the assorted branches of the Case family were torn apart. There were too many relations for one industry - Champlin, Crandall, Platts, Brown, Burrell and of course Case. Feuding publicly and ferociously, parting ways then starting up cutlery companies of their own, culminating in no less than 32 individual concerns over their 140 year history.

Case is not only the most collected name in knives, but perhaps the most peculiar dynasty in all of American business.

319 pages Hardcover
Low Internet Sale Price $19.95 CASE Knives Book