“Good Old Honest Knife” Auction
With all the goings-on in each of our lives, it is hard to keep up with, well, all the goings-on. So, I wanted to provide you the results of the three toenails sold last week in the J Bruce Voyles Auction.
- Lot 128- Case 7 Dot (”mint, except for a spiderweb or two”): $80
- Lot 249- Case Brothers (”very good, except pen blade repinned”): $232
- Lot 256- Cattaraugus (”excellent,” except for handle chips): $212
Granted, these three toenails may not have been “pristine mint”- but most old knives aren’t anyway; these prices seemed to be good deals.
I know there is a very cautious attitude most collectors of vintage knives take to buying “online,” but even still, I wouldn’t say that in and of itself would cause knives to sell below their true worth. While I didn’t see these knives in person, and do note the “condition description” provided, the Case Bros and Catt seemed to sell for less than they should have.
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