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Can anyone help ID this knife?

OK. This is a 2-blade pocket I picked up years ago. Pretty decent quality. At first I thought Golden Rule, but the stamp isn't the same. As you can see, it advertises a business in Gowanda, NY. The tang stamp, which I tried to get as clear a pic as possible of, LOOKS like "GOO" or GCC," Gowanda, NY. Can anyone help at all? Can't find reference one to this mark. Thanks in advance.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 18, 2017 at 15:58

Is there a possible 4th letter in the top line of the stamping ??

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Permalink Reply by Louis on April 18, 2017 at 16:04

A tiny bit of metal polish and a really strong light, and I think you're right, D ale...but it looks like another C! This is driving me crazy (smile)!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 18, 2017 at 16:12

C Platts and Sons was based in Gowanda, N.Y. & private labeled folding knives for Case in the late 1800's.

.This is link.

SO0o .. they likely private labeled (manufactured under contract & stamped contractor's name on product) knives for others.

Not finding much else ..though.. still looking.

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Permalink Reply by Louis on April 18, 2017 at 16:17

Even it's it's a private-label deal, what the hell could GCCC stand for? To your knowledge, was there ever a Gowanda Cutlery Co? I know I haven't found anything about one. Thanks

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 18, 2017 at 16:39

Apparently .. in July of 1897, S&M purchased the C.Platts knife making facility in Gowanda & made knives in Gowanda, N.Y. till sometime in 1902.

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Link to that info is HERE.

They would ..most certainly.. have also private labeled product for others.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 18, 2017 at 18:45

Very much a "shot in the dark" here

...but...

?? could it be QCCC ??

As in Queen City Cutlery Company.

"The story is that each foreman made and appropriated a few extra knife pars [sic] before ending each day’s work. They then used the parts to assemble their own knives and sold them under the brand Queen City Cutlery Company."

Interesting article

..but..

very much a "long shot" as far as a viable explanation of the stamping

..as..

not confident there ever actually existed such a stamping (QCCC).

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Permalink Reply by Louis on April 18, 2017 at 19:02

Nope...the first is definitely a G

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 18, 2017 at 21:18

There was a knife company that used that tang Gutmann Cutlery. If memory serves me correctly, they were not a manufacture but a distributor out of NY. Yes, this could have been jobbed out to any Gowanda factory to have been made. Gutmann had their hand in many pies including Puma and Hen & Rooster