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Kitchen Axe

I recently acquired what turns out to be a kitchen axe. It has a very light makers mark on it;

LON-CUT

LONDON CUTLERY CO.

The blade is 10 3/16" long, 4 1/32 deep, 5/32 thick, 16 5/16 total length. It has a red phenolic or bakelite handle. It is stainless and does not appear to have been used. The grips appear to have shrunk slightly and pulled away from the tang but are rock solid. See my profile picture.

I tried to find information on the manufacturer and came up with very little. There is a London Cutlery Co. in England but could not get a web site. I also got a reference to a manufacturer in Germany who was exporting knives to makers in the US in the early 1900s who would polish off the blade and put their own name on it.

Does anyone have any info about the company and the quality of their product? I'm not an avid collector but I occasionally pick up a blade that interests me, you can never have enough knives.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on February 1, 2016 at 18:36

Tim .. I'm taking the liberty of posting your pics .. pls see below.

Looks pretty "functional" to me.

I've a Cattaraugus cleaver that sees regular use in my kitchen.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on February 1, 2016 at 21:48

Like you, I am finding only the razors and very little about the company with those either

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Permalink Reply by Tim Blodgett on February 2, 2016 at 10:58

Thank you!

D ale said:

Tim .. I'm taking the liberty of posting your pics .. pls see below.

Looks pretty "functional" to me.

I've a Cattaraugus cleaver that sees regular use in my kitchen.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Blodgett on February 2, 2016 at 11:03

It's a little big to shave with and it will probably frighten my wife if it shows up in the kitchen! S'pose it would be handy dismantling deer.

Jan Carter said:

Like you, I am finding only the razors and very little about the company with those either

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Permalink Reply by John Bamford on February 2, 2016 at 12:21

Whatever you want to dismantle that sure will take care of it !

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on February 2, 2016 at 13:07

I think it would be very happy dismantling deer, elk...whatever comes its way. I would actually like to know if it holds up well doing that

PS...I am glad you chose not to shave with it LOL

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on February 2, 2016 at 13:08

Tim- A very curious chopper.Like everyone else, I am not finding out much about London Cutlery Co. except in the straight razor category, although many a company made knives plus razors,etc. Most references indicate they were made circa 1900-1930.Despite the name, they were mentioned as being German imports.I have seen straight razors with the London Cutlery Co. name with Little Valley, New York on it. Very likely still a German import with the Little Valley NY added here. Little Valley was a cutlery hotspot during that time frame, like Sheffield, England and Solingen, Germany. The Little Valley NY was meant to represent the quality.The straight razors I have seen appear to be high quality, so I would guess your kitchen axe is as well.Here is a pic of a straight razor with the London Cutlery Co. Little Valley etch.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by dead_left_knife_guy on February 6, 2016 at 20:24

Tim,

I can't really say much about the company London Cutlery, but judging by the typeface, you're looking at something that was manufactured in the 1980's or 90's, probably by a new company owner that was trying to revive the name London Cutlery but with no ties to the company's original incarnation.

As to the knife design itself, think "large fish" -- like this fishmonger from Toledo, Spain...

Best I can tell, & I know little about these knives, is that their design is common among fishmongers in Spain. I'd love to get my hands on one or several... :)