^Lot 940 Knife Display PA - Bedford,General Americana

This is a 13" x 13" cherry wood store display case with 10 W.R. Case knives. Models include the miniature Butterbean, full size Butterbean, Pocket Worn Old Red Trap, etc. All knives are brand new, never used except to find model numbers. Blades polished, mechanisms tight. W.R. Case’s rich history began in 1889 when four brothers - William Russell (W.R.), Jean, John, and Andrew Case (a.k.a. “The Case Brothers”) began fashioning knives and selling them along a wagon trail in upstate New York. W.R.’s son, John Russell (Russ) Case, a former salesman for the Case Brothers brand, launched W.R. Case & Sons around the turn of the 20th century. - Jacobitz Collection