Description: The Knife Makers Who Went West Harvey Platts 1978 Longs Peak Press stated first edition 201 page illustrated hardcover with jacket Black & white photos – illustrated endpapers – brodart cover________________________________ Harvey Platts, the great grandson of WR Case and Charles Platts writes about his ancestors in the cutlery trade in this definitive book about an important segment of the American cutlery industry. Documenting step by step the story of the plats knife makers, the author outlines the early history of many famous cutlery companies, including Northfield, Cattaraugus, and Case Brothers. As events of the past come to live with old photographs and newspaper clippings, the answers to questions that have puzzled knife collectors for many years become clear. Here at last are reprints of the old western states catalogs that have long been sought by knife enthusiasts. This authoritative account with its extensive reproductions is certain to become a standard reference for writers and collectors interested in the old knives, factories and night for makers of bygone times.
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Publication Year: 1978
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: The Knife Makers Who Went West
Author: Harvey Platts
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Brodart cover
Publisher: Longs Peak Press
Genre: History
Topic: Knives, Knife Collecting, Northfield Knife Comany, Cattaraugus Cutlery, Platt & Sons Cutlery, Case Brothers Cutlery, W.R. Case & Son Cutlery, Crandall Cutlery, Platts Brothers Cutlery
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
