W R Case Cutlery Co. President Interview
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
1911 W R Case Letterhead
Talking about historically significant- how would you like to have the chance to listen in on a one-on-one conversation with the president of the oldest remaining knife company… not to mention one of the oldest remaining knife companies to have made toenails!
Well, you can. Let’s face it- there aren’t many of the early knife companies left. Many of them went by the wayside after the Great Depression. Several survived and one of them is the W R Case firm.
While their roots go back to around 1890, we tend to think of them as coming into existence around 1902 with our favorite toenails stamped W R Case & Son (singular). Toenails with this stamped are reported to have only been made around the 1902 to 1903 timeframe- before Case merged with C. Platts to become W R Case & Sons (with the “S”).
W R Case & Son Rogers Bone
The Son toenails reek with OLD and rank right up top on my all time favorite list. You will not run across Son toenails out there very often, but if you do find one, grab it… in any condition.
Sorry, I got carried away here, but obviously, I have a thing for really old Case toenails and history.
Let me invite you to listen in on my interview with Tom Arrowsmith over at Cutlery News Journal
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