Anyone collection really old Maher & Grosh knives with the "Toledo, Ohio" tang stamp? I believe most if not all the older models (late 1800's-early 1900's) were made by Miller Brothers Cutlery. I used to see them some years ago for some fair prices, but recently they are commanding much higher pricing. I live in Toledo and find them to be a unique collectible knife. I've owned a couple, but still have one old stockman with peachseed jigged bone handles circa about 1889. Maher & Grosh also had a large selection of straight razors as well. The company was mainly catalog sales during the 1800's. Ebay lists old catalog pages from back then. It's interesting to see what old quality knives used to sell for.
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blademan
Check ebay and you can see either originals or pages from their catalogs. You can also check out Miller Brothers knives as well. Maher and Grosh had quite a few models back in thoses days. They also carried some very fine straight razors as well. Some of their really old folding knives (1880's) had iron bolsters and liners. Now, that's old!
M & H moved from Toledo to Clyde, OH. in 1963. I think they went out of business in the 1980s. Mail order, yes. Highly collectible. Quality knives. A couple have passed through my hands.
Don't be a chump and buy those individual pages on ebay. Get a copy of the company's catalog here:
http://www.cornellpubs.com/old-guns/item_desc.php?item_id=461
I can see if you are in Toledo, you may enjoy collecting these, and good for you. You do also seem to know the difference between knife companies that actually make knives and those that merely sell them.
Don't be a chump and buy those individual pages on ebay. Get a copy of the company's catalog here:
http://www.cornellpubs.com/old-guns/item_desc.php?item_id=461
I can see if you are in Toledo, you may enjoy collecting these, and good for you. You do also seem to know the difference between knife companies that actually make knives and those that merely sell them.
I knew they moved to Clyde in 1963 and at that time, I believe the tang stamp changed to read only Maher & Grosh and also I think the manufacturer changed. I'm not sure when Miller Bros. went out of business or who took over the manufacturer, but the quality was definetly not the same after the move. Yes, quite a few if not most of the "old school" knife companies were from the east coast where many of the old imigrant knife makers from europe settled back in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Quite a few of them settled in up state New York and Pennsylvania. They were top quality, hand made knives, even by today's standards. I really tip my hat to the many knife makers of today that still carry on the old tradition of hand made knives. They are still a good value. I don't have many of the old ones, but the ones I have are prized. I once ran an ad for old Maher & Grosh knives, thinking there many be many floating around Toledo, but got no response. I still keep my eyes open for them though. Thanks for your response.
Nice to see a post here about a truly old company from way back when. Posts about the latest from Rough Rider bore me silly.
A lot of collectors, enjoying the brand once made in their hometown, are surprised to find that there are not many of those knives floating around locally. A few factors explain this, one of them being that sometimes, knives, like guns and other things, can have stronger followings in other areas, near and far. Nice try with the ads, locally.
Yes, lots of the old knife companies were based in places like the Connecticut and Hudson River Valleys. Water Power was easily available in those areas. You can see the same type of country in Maniago, Italy, that nations' traditional knife making area.
A lot of collectors, enjoying the brand once made in their hometown, are surprised to find that there are not many of those knives floating around locally. A few factors explain this, one of them being that sometimes, knives, like guns and other things, can have stronger followings in other areas, near and far. Nice try with the ads, locally.
Yes, lots of the old knife companies were based in places like the Connecticut and Hudson River Valleys. Water Power was easily available in those areas. You can see the same type of country in Maniago, Italy, that nations' traditional knife making area.
"Boas"
Blademan,
I inherited 3 or 4 straight razors from my dad. I suspect more then one of them came from my maternal grandfather.
Anyway, One of then is a Boas. Hollowground made in Toledo Ohio. The price embossed on the simulated leather box is $3.00. Do you have any information on that brand?
T
Blademan,
I inherited 3 or 4 straight razors from my dad. I suspect more then one of them came from my maternal grandfather.
Anyway, One of then is a Boas. Hollowground made in Toledo Ohio. The price embossed on the simulated leather box is $3.00. Do you have any information on that brand?
T
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