Stainless bowie style clip blade.
Marble knives gladstone michigan.
Marble forms gladstone mfg.
The extended tang covers exposed blade end when knife is folded.
Marble came to michigan s upper peninsula in the early 1890 s and quickly gained the reputation of being one of the region s finest timer cruisers.
However the sheath shows some wear marks and cracking on it but is still in great.
This is a rare antique 1900s marbles m s a.
Webster marble moves family to gladstone michigan.
Marbles knives were made in gladstone michigan starting in the late 1890 s.
Make offer marbles woodcraft knife 4 5 gladstone michigan antique hunting camping 50 marble s knife big game northwoods skinner 6 1 4 blade usa made 2000 nib nos 189 00 3d 21h.
The blade on this knife is longer than the handle.
Stag bone handles with marbles shield.
1892 manufactures universal rifle sight and incorporates as gladstone manufacturing company.
Citation needed still in business in gladstone michigan marble arms remains an important member of the firearm and shooting sports industry.
His uncanny ability to look at a specific forest acreage and predict the board foot yield made him very popular with the many logging companies in the area.
Patent d34336 design for a compass card.
Co 1893 the first pocket folding axes designed and built.
List of patents.
1890 marble founds gladstone exchange bank and is president.
Marble gained an appreciation for the outdoors as a timber cruiser and surveyor.
This model was made in 1900 and is in great shape for the age of the knife.
1893 makes first pocket axes.
Black leatherette zip up storage pouch.
Grooved nickel silver bolsters.
The leather handle shows some wear but has no separation which is rare on these old marble s knives as they were heavily used.
Patent d48624 design for a blade for a hunting knife.
Timeline 1892 webster l.
As a young man in northern michigan webster l.
Marble returns to his land appraisal business.
1894 marble returns to surveying and timber cruising.
Gladstone michigan ideal knife with the stacked leather handles.
Recession causes panic of 1893.