"Dexter" Knife

[thefraze_1020]

Does anyone have any details on the Russell Harrington Cutlery Co.? I previously restored this knife, marked "Dexter No. 10" and "Patent No. 2267325". I entered the patent on Google and it came back as "cutlery article", assigned to Russell Harrington Cutlery Co., filed 10/17/1938 and granted 12/23/1941. At what point was Dexter used as a brand name, and I am assuming this company is related to Dexter Russell that exists today.

Here is the Google Patents link: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2267325A/en?oq=US2267325

...and what kind of knife is this? It looks to me, the untrained eye, as a linoleum knife.

 

[Packard V8]

Agree, it's known as a hawksbill and also as a linoleum knife.

BTW - they're still made and sold today.
https://dexter1818.com/hawkbill-knivesv/

jack vines, who uses Russell Dexter knives in the kitchen and in the shop for sixty years now.

 

[ChefRex]

I have a Dexter cleaver in the kitchen, that's about all I know about them, nice piece.

 

[SweetD]

They make great fillet knives to this day as well. USA-Made.

 

[Ed in Virginia]

Looks like the linoleum knife that came out of my father's toolbox.

 

[RTM]

I have a bunch of other Dexter & Dexter Russell knives. Mill knives, extendable knives shoe knives. Great edge holding ability.

 

[Poolshark314]

I assumed this was a thread about knives used in the serial killer show "Dexter" lol

 

[RTM]

Yeah, the TV show really screws up searches for information on the company.

 

[Mintgrun]

DEXTER makes nice spatulas too.

 

[ChefRex]

Forgot about my spatula.