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I'll start with an easy one- You probably all have seen this tang stamp or a variation there of on a Remington knife- What does UMC stand for??

 A little tougher one- What famous author mentioned a particular style knife in two of his most famous works and helped make the knife famous ?? Name the author and / or the knife ??

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from 1891-1895 the Tang Filmore Cutlery was used by what company?

Was it Roberson ? 

It was German so I'm going to guess Boker.

Jan Carter said:

from 1891-1895 the Tang Filmore Cutlery was used by what company?

Very interesting. Could you site your source please. Thanks.

John McCain said:

Michael D, you are close in your answer on the Congress knife--  Actually, it predated Lincoln by a couple of years- First attributed to Joseph Rogers & Sons, Sheffield- It was  really just a marketing ploy invented by Sheffield knifemakers- Back then, the average working stiff only bought or used one pocket knife for all his needs- To increase sales, Sheffield makers started  advertising knives for specific purposes. IE- a fruit knife for cutting fruit, a pruning knife for pruning, a doctors knife for emergency work for the physician, etc.- Joseph Rogers & Sons hit on the idea of calling a knife the Congress, with blades suitable for sharpening pen nibs or whittling-- They figured, who would not want a knife supposedly carried by their own elected officials-- Well, the idea worked, and the Congress pattern became extremely popular-- The popularity increased even more when it was discovered that President Lincoln carried one in his pocket.

I'm sticking with Dexter Russell.

Jan, I'm going with Robeson Cutlery- Millard Fillmore Robeson founded the company and I'm guessing they used his middle name---

Jan Carter said:

from 1891-1895 the Tang Filmore Cutlery was used by what company?

Michael D -Here is one version-http://fineblade.blogspot.com/2011/08/would-congress-sell-you-congr...- However, some suggest it got it's name from the literal meaning of the word "congress" or a coming together, supposedly talking about how the blades came together in the center--That being said, Bernard Levine, in his Levine's guide to Knives and Their Values, 4th Edition page 242, stated that "The congress knife appeared on the scene sometime in the first third of the last century(1800's).It is one of the earliest patterns created  specifically for the American market. Not only is the congress a purely American pattern for most of its history it was a purely southern pattern .Until a generation or two ago, you would hardly find one west of the Rockies or very far north of Mason & Dixon's line." Lincoln was shot April 14, 1865 and it would appear the Congress name predated his death. Anyhow here is a pic of an early Joseph Rodgers and Sons Congress- Tang stamps  like this were used as early as 1837 onward til 1901.

It was indeed Roberson

Thanks. Interesting info. Nice knife.

John McCain said:

Michael D -Here is one version-http://fineblade.blogspot.com/2011/08/would-congress-sell-you-congr...- However, some suggest it got it's name from the literal meaning of the word "congress" or a coming together, supposedly talking about how the blades came together in the center--That being said, Bernard Levine, in his Levine's guide to Knives and Their Values, 4th Edition page 242, stated that "The congress knife appeared on the scene sometime in the first third of the last century(1800's).It is one of the earliest patterns created  specifically for the American market. Not only is the congress a purely American pattern for most of its history it was a purely southern pattern .Until a generation or two ago, you would hardly find one west of the Rockies or very far north of Mason & Dixon's line." Lincoln was shot April 14, 1865 and it would appear the Congress name predated his death. Anyhow here is a pic of an early Joseph Rodgers and Sons Congress- Tang stamps  like this were used as early as 1837 onward til 1901.

ooh That interesting....

What company bought the Belknap Cutlery Company when it went out of business ? And what line of knives did it carry ? As a bonus what year did it go out of business ?

If this is the Belknap company I heard about then it wasn't a cutlery company to my knowledge but a large hardware company like Lowes. Their knives were made by other companies.

I'm going to guess then. They made a lot of barlows and Bluegrass bought them (the cutlery name?) in 1968.

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