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Got a chuckle today. Have you seen the Case Bros toenail on eBay right now?

This seller has a $2000 Buy It Now. Then he goes on to say he doesn’t expect to get $2000                            

You tell me what it is worth?

Just found out we have a toenail going up for auction this weekend. It is a creation by Mike DuBois of W R Case. The auction is March 21 at the Prime Retail Outlet Mall in Birch Run, Michigan at 1:00. If you are in the area grab this beauty. Mike’s work is excellent and is known by Case fans.

I have one for you. Here it is-

You know the W R Case Jumbo? Everyone agrees it was made either by Platts or on their equipment after the merger with W R Case.  But how is it we say there are W R Case & Sons Cutlery Co. Jumbos made on contract by Platts?

We have been told there are W R Case & Sons Jumbos that were made by Platts for W R Case & Sons before their merger.

Well, here’s the rub- before the merger Case wasn’t W R Case & Sons Cutlery Co, instead it was W R Case & Son Cutlery Co, plus it was Little Valley, not Bradford. I need to go back through my W R Case Jumbos to see if any are LVNY, but this I know for sure- there ain’t none of them SON knives. I’m only talking Jumbos here, cause there are SON standard toenails.

So, I guess I need another expert to come forward to clear this up for me. If there was no SONS til after the merger, then how is it popular opinion that the W R Case & Sons was a contract knife made by Platts? Do you follow me?

The truth is I am perfectly fine if all W R Case Jumbos were made after the merger- that would actually clear things up for me. Then we would know the earliest date the W R Case Jumbos were made- about 1905. Then the only question still on the table would be- when did they stop making them? But, we’ll hold that one for another day.

And, no this isn’t a Trivia Question; this one is my question that needs answered and you guys are the Elephant Toenail Collector Club, so what say you? If it is an obvious answer, please be kind and don’t embarrass me, OK? : )