Comments on: History of Platts Cutlery Companies

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:34:43 +0000

That type pull appears to be unique to Platts. I don`t know if other Platt patterns have that feature or just toenails. That Platts made knives in Andover makes sense to me judging on the pull, if they were the only ones that made them that way. Design seems to have changed after Clay Jordan purchased the Co. Both examples I have of them have a single nail nick.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:02:26 +0000

Yes, the bottom knife is the Andover. I’ll need to “look ’round” on this and report back.
I did find this of interest, however, In David’s article dated July 2003 in KW titled “The Platts Cutlerys in Andover” he writes that they did in fact make knives in that plant. So, I don’t think he meant PB never made knives because he said they did in this article. I think he was referring to the “Eldred” knives, possibly.
On the front cover picture he used for his Andover article, three Andover PB are shown and not a single on of them has the long pull running through the tang, fyi.

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:39:03 +0000

Take a look at the pulls, have you seen a long pull made that way on any other manufacturers knife? The bottom knife shown is an Andover and not an Eldred?

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:35:30 +0000

Sorry, Roger, but I guess I stayed up too late last night and having a hard time thinking clearly this morn, what do you mean?

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:25:46 +0000

Mr. Anthony indicates Platts Bros. were jobbers and didn`t manufacture knives. I`m not going to question him on that. I don`t know, but have you seen any other toenails other than Platts made jumbos and your bottom example of Platts Bros. where the long pull didn`t stop at the tang and went out the end of the blade? I haven`t. I have seen Platt Bros. made both ways like you have shown.
I find that odd. What do you think?