3 pin Cattaraugus Elephant Toenail Knife
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
I’m still waiting on the Catt expert to step forward and clear up the handle pin mystery.
In the meantime, Cindy & Jim Taylor are offering a nice 3 pin (counting center pin) Catt on eBay.
I’m of the opinion the 3 pin is the older model with the 5 pin coming before Catt closed up. Again, that is my guess based on looking at the age signs of the different knives. It is possible the 5 pins were assembled by the parts sold off after the factory closed.
Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. Identification and Values by Roy Ritchie and Ron Stewart and The IBCA Price Guide to Antique Knives 2nd Ed. by Bruce Voyles both show a 3 pinned toenail in their books.
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