Toenail References from the Past

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Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 14:59

This is from a Funsten Brothers Trapping and Equipment Catalog from 191? I hate to guess, but if you see there is an Ulster knife shown and the tang of the top knife is also Ulster, so it might be an Ulster Toenail. I don't know if I am seeing right, but there appears to be an "..AN" on the tang stamp. How about that for some toenail trivia..

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Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:05

One of the most famous- From Hardware Age Magazine- A Case Brothers Ad. Taken from Harvey Platts Book- Knife makers who went west. My all time favorite.

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:08

From a 1904 Case Brothers Catalog-

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:11

From a 1903 Gold Cross Coffee catalog offering Case Brother knives for a certain number of coupons redeemed. Pictured is the pearl handled toenail, but the fine print at the bottom of the catalog states only the bone is available.

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:13

From a Napanoch catalog

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:19

1906 Youth's Companion Magazine- Napanoch Toenail

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:22

September 10, 1902 Edition of Youth's Companion

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:26

Levine's Guild to Knives and Their Values, 4th Edition, published 1997

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:29

1914 Thomas Manufacturing Toenail ad

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:32

1906 French catalog

Here's some of the translation with some French words.
Couteau Boule-dogue Models- This knife especially to satisfy the desires of the sportsmen, motorists, hunters and of roads the people who test the need for possider either out of pocket, or in the satchel has tools, a knife of a solidite has any test for all uses. 8 c/m, larg. 27m/m, and a blade long canil kind, 5 c/m, width 15 m/m, out of steel guaranteed superior, sleeve horn of stag natural with broad protective ends copper nickel zinc alloy long total 15 c/m, weights 175 gr.. Model noureau, of garantic manufacture

D Lemaire provided me this ad- here's his notes

Dear Sir,
Please enclosed find a picture of a "french elephant toenails".
The french name for this pattern is "bouledogue". It is sold at least since
the 1900'.
A catalog dated 1906 from "La Manufacture FranÁaise d'armes et cycles de
Saint-Etienne" , a famous mail order company, shows this kind of pattern with 2
blades (a big one and a little "pen" one) or with a big blade and a punch .
Sincerely,
D Lemaire

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 2, 2009 at 15:45

Case Brothers Manufacturing Company, Gowanda, NY Box marked 8250 (pearl)

Permalink Reply by Scott King on May 3, 2009 at 8:03

Guy's this toenail is stamped "A J Jordan" and isn't an Ulster. Check out this post about it over at The News at ElephantToenail.co...

Scott King said:

This is from a Funsten Brothers Trapping and Equipment Catalog from 191? I hate to guess, but if you see there is an Ulster knife shown and the tang of the top knife is also Ulster, so it might be an Ulster Toenail. I don't know if I am seeing right, but there appears to be an "..AN" on the tang stamp. How about that for some toenail trivia..

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