Paladin is proud to publish the second updated edition of Bernard Levine's definitive history of the knives and knifemakers of 19th century San Francisco. These master cutlers of the American West made the most exotic, the most costly and perhaps the most beautiful knives ever produced in the United States. Includes a price guide.
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Schoolboy Toadstickers!! Great Book!! A Must Have!!!,
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I REALLY liked this book.....If you are into history AND knives then this is THE book for you!!..It has tons of pictures and illustrations....Well organized....It delves into the economic situation of SF during the period (very fascinating stuff).... A lot of the info is from primary sources which is always good....It tells the story of the California Bowie and the industry surrounding it...The author is well known as THE KNIFE EXPERT so you know the book is legit...This book is a must have for any serious antique knife collector....Oh...and if anyone knows anything about the "schoolboy toad stickers" let me know!!.....I would like to get a hold of one for my collection ;)
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Fancy San Francisco gambler's knives,
This review is from: Knifemakers of Old San Francisco (Paperback)
These are certainly interesting San Francisco gambler's knives but they aren't Bowies and many of them are not as old as the author would have you believe.
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THE large scale manufacture of knives in America began in 1834. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
walrus ivory handle, grain triers, buckhorn handle, surgical instrument maker, cutlery business, silver ferrules, dealing boxes, cutlery shop, table cutlery, first premium, bowie knives, gambling equipment, carving sets, plated ware, bowie knife, hunting knives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Fred Will, Michael Price, Julius Finck, Market Street, New York, Institute Fair, Stevenson Street, Montgomery Street, Frederick Kesmodel, Jackson Street, Hugh Hayes, San Franciscans, Henry Finck, Frederick Will, Herman Schintz, John Todt, Gold Rush, Roger Baker, Vigilance Committee, William Will, East Coast, First Street, Leidesdorff Street, Mike Price New!
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THE large scale manufacture of knives in America began in 1834. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
walrus ivory handle, grain triers, buckhorn handle, surgical instrument maker, cutlery business, silver ferrules, dealing boxes, cutlery shop, table cutlery, first premium, bowie knives, gambling equipment, carving sets, plated ware, bowie knife, hunting knives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Fred Will, Michael Price, Julius Finck, Market Street, New York, Institute Fair, Stevenson Street, Montgomery Street, Frederick Kesmodel, Jackson Street, Hugh Hayes, San Franciscans, Henry Finck, Frederick Will, Herman Schintz, John Todt, Gold Rush, Roger Baker, Vigilance Committee, William Will, East Coast, First Street, Leidesdorff Street, Mike Price New!
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- On The Old West Coast by Major Horace Bell on 4 pages
- Lights and Shades in San Francisco by B. E. Lloyd on page 53, and Back Matter
- Gold and Silver (From This Earth) by William Russell on page 85
- Home Made by Reynolds Price on page 105
- American Knives by Harold Leslie Peterson in Back Matter
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