Vintage 3 1/4 Blade LANDERS FRARY & CLARK Fine Carbon Paring Knife USA

With Carbon Steel Blade, Bolster, Inlay, and Wood Handle. Landers Frary & Clark (LF&C). Landers Frary & Clark (LF&C) was a housewares company founded in 1865 in New Britain, Connecticut. They manufactured a wide variety of products over the years, including stainless steel bull-nose rings and electric ranges, kitchen scales and vacuum bottles, window hardware and ice skates, mouse traps and percolators, can openers, corkscrews, cutlery, straight razors, aluminum cookware, and thousands of other products. It has many brands including Universal.

Samuel Lee, Lee's, Aetna Works. This knife has the blade hand forged from the early fine carbon steel and tempered to achieve greater toughness. Providing the long-lasting keen edge cut-ability. The two piece wood handle is tightly bonded to the tang, double.

Pinned over the full tang, and double bolstered at two ends to good fitting for durability, strength, & balance. It has the fine condition. AETNA WORKS - LF&C --- ca. Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century.

Weight 1 - 2 oz. Maintenance Suggestion: Hand wash only in warm water after using, especially if used on foods that have acidic sauce/liquid. After washing it, wipe the blade and handle completely dry. Use of electric knife sharpener or dishwasher not recommended. The above images and descriptions are copyrighted exclusively.

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