VHTF Rare Antique Late 1800s LANDERS FRARY & CLARK Aetna Dough Knife
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:8336966 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
We go to estate sales virtually every weekend and come across a wide array of unique items. We are constantly adding to our growing online inventory. We pick up new items from all over the world and all over the United States. We add 25-50 new items every week and we will be continually expanding upon that number of new items weekly. If you'd like to, feel free to add us to your saved seller's list and check back often. We would be honored to add you to ou...r repeat customer list. We also put items on sale regularly, so keep an eye out for new sale items. There is always a Sale by TheBay. We ask what we consider to be a fair price for anything we sell. We understand that our idea of a fair price may be someone else's 'that's too much' cost. If that's the case, feel free to make us an offer and will consider it. However, please avoid making low-ball offers. If you make us a low-ball offer, we will thank you kindly for your interest and respectfully decline your offer.
Now onto the item for sale. For sale is a great looking antique dough knife made by Landers, Frary & Clark out of New Britain, CT.
LF&C was incorporated in 1862 and began manufacturing cutlery in 1866 with the Introduction of Aetna Works. As you can see, this knife is stamped with both the company name and the product line.
We looked at every LR&C knife currently on here and in the last 90 days and couldn't find another one. We did a quick search on a few sites and couldn't find another similar one either. Clearly, this is a rather rare and difficult knife to find.
We aren't sure as to its age, but we trust it was made in the late 1800s and surely no later than the early 1900s.
As you can see, this knife has a center handle made of a dark wood attached to the tang, I guess this would still be called a tang with this style of knife, with a metal pin. The tang splits in two with either side attaching to the blade with metal pins as well. We aren't knife experts by any means, but we're pretty sure that every piece on this knife is original and this piece has never been repaired. The blade obviously doesn't have a sharp edge, given its use , but someone can certainly put an edge on it if desired. Personally, we'd leave it the way it was made. This item will weigh just under one pound when packed for shipping, but we're still going to send it insured mail due to its rarity and value. We offer several insured shipping options for this item, just make your selection at checkout. Thanks for looking and God bless! PLEASE NOTE: Ebay has been having an ongoing problem with FedEx shipping charges. More often than not, the shipping cost quoted on the item page will increase when eBay sends a notification/invoice to pay for your item. We NEVER send an invoice ourselves unless a buyer hasn't paid for an item for 3-4 days. The notification/invoice you receive is generated and sent by eBay. We have brought this problem to eBay's attention on many occasions and the problem has yet to be resolved. If you see that the FedEx shipping charges increased, PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR ITEM until we send you an invoice ourselves. Refunding money after an item is paid for is a pain in the rear (to get a credit for the charges associated with extra charges) and we still have to absorb the 15% that eBay and Paypal charged us on the money we refund. We will send you an invoice with the originally quoted shipping fees by the end of the day, or the next morning if the purchase is made late at night. Ebay is currently working on resolving this issue and has heard from many buyers and sellers, but it's clearly taking awhile since the problem has been ongoing for several months now. If you look at many of our other items, you may not see this disclaimer yet, but it applies to all items that include any FedEx shipping options. We do not have the multitude of hours required to update several hundred listings, so we will be updating them when they are relisted. If you have experienced this problem, please understand the problem lies with either eBay, or FedEx (according to eBay, they aren't sure as of yet) and sellers are NOT increasing the FedEx shipping fees. Please contact eBay and inform them of the problem, so that they from enough people and finally get this major inconvenience fixed. We have never received a negative feedback in over 14 years on eBay. We understand that our customers don't have the security of picking up our items and inspecting them in their hands. We take numerous pictures of all of our items and provide a detailed description of any imperfections we may find. That doesn't mean we always get it correct. If we don't, we won't throw you out with the bath water. We accept returns for any reason and give you 14 days to make your decision. Even if you decide you just don't like or want the item, let us know, send it back and we'll return your payment immediately upon receiving the item back. We also pack our items very well. We use bubble wrap and/or packaging peanuts along with thick cardboard boxes. If an item is breakable, we clearly mark that on every side of the box except the bottom. We have received dozens of positive comments regarding our packaging and we will always package our items with the same care as we would want our purchases to be packed.
Now onto the item for sale. For sale is a great looking antique dough knife made by Landers, Frary & Clark out of New Britain, CT.
LF&C was incorporated in 1862 and began manufacturing cutlery in 1866 with the Introduction of Aetna Works. As you can see, this knife is stamped with both the company name and the product line.
We looked at every LR&C knife currently on here and in the last 90 days and couldn't find another one. We did a quick search on a few sites and couldn't find another similar one either. Clearly, this is a rather rare and difficult knife to find.
We aren't sure as to its age, but we trust it was made in the late 1800s and surely no later than the early 1900s.
As you can see, this knife has a center handle made of a dark wood attached to the tang, I guess this would still be called a tang with this style of knife, with a metal pin. The tang splits in two with either side attaching to the blade with metal pins as well. We aren't knife experts by any means, but we're pretty sure that every piece on this knife is original and this piece has never been repaired. The blade obviously doesn't have a sharp edge, given its use , but someone can certainly put an edge on it if desired. Personally, we'd leave it the way it was made. This item will weigh just under one pound when packed for shipping, but we're still going to send it insured mail due to its rarity and value. We offer several insured shipping options for this item, just make your selection at checkout. Thanks for looking and God bless! PLEASE NOTE: Ebay has been having an ongoing problem with FedEx shipping charges. More often than not, the shipping cost quoted on the item page will increase when eBay sends a notification/invoice to pay for your item. We NEVER send an invoice ourselves unless a buyer hasn't paid for an item for 3-4 days. The notification/invoice you receive is generated and sent by eBay. We have brought this problem to eBay's attention on many occasions and the problem has yet to be resolved. If you see that the FedEx shipping charges increased, PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR ITEM until we send you an invoice ourselves. Refunding money after an item is paid for is a pain in the rear (to get a credit for the charges associated with extra charges) and we still have to absorb the 15% that eBay and Paypal charged us on the money we refund. We will send you an invoice with the originally quoted shipping fees by the end of the day, or the next morning if the purchase is made late at night. Ebay is currently working on resolving this issue and has heard from many buyers and sellers, but it's clearly taking awhile since the problem has been ongoing for several months now. If you look at many of our other items, you may not see this disclaimer yet, but it applies to all items that include any FedEx shipping options. We do not have the multitude of hours required to update several hundred listings, so we will be updating them when they are relisted. If you have experienced this problem, please understand the problem lies with either eBay, or FedEx (according to eBay, they aren't sure as of yet) and sellers are NOT increasing the FedEx shipping fees. Please contact eBay and inform them of the problem, so that they from enough people and finally get this major inconvenience fixed. We have never received a negative feedback in over 14 years on eBay. We understand that our customers don't have the security of picking up our items and inspecting them in their hands. We take numerous pictures of all of our items and provide a detailed description of any imperfections we may find. That doesn't mean we always get it correct. If we don't, we won't throw you out with the bath water. We accept returns for any reason and give you 14 days to make your decision. Even if you decide you just don't like or want the item, let us know, send it back and we'll return your payment immediately upon receiving the item back. We also pack our items very well. We use bubble wrap and/or packaging peanuts along with thick cardboard boxes. If an item is breakable, we clearly mark that on every side of the box except the bottom. We have received dozens of positive comments regarding our packaging and we will always package our items with the same care as we would want our purchases to be packed.
