New Old Stock Village Blacksmith 12" Carbon Steel Chef Knife 1930s

New unused vintage Village Blacksmith (Washington Cutlery Co.1898-1940) 12" chef knife with original box and packaging. So unusual to find the original packaging like this, the best part is the sleeve which reads "Village Blacksmith Hand Made Tools these tools are made of the best material obtainable by a process and with a care that insures satisfactory service in the hands of intelligent users"

Its hard to say with 100% certainty but I can say with 92% certainty that this was made for Village Blacksmith (who did lots of manufacturing themselves) that this was likely made by Dexter as the knife pattern is very unique to them. Maybe an 8% chance this was made just like the Dexter. 

Wide but thin and light, this knife was hand forged after drop forged and hand ground to finish, the handle is a pakka or composite hardwood (which I have not seen on this era of Dexter) with nickel rivets. 

This was found with some very light surface rust forming which we cleaned as gently as possible and still retain the light marking on blade, the box shows wear but otherwise is a true time capsule.