L.C. Germain Vintage Kitchen Knife
I don't collect kitchen type cutlery, but I stopped at a little antique store in the country this morning and couldn't resist, especially for a steal. It is from the L.C.GERMAIN Knife Company. I picked it up for the low price of $1, yet I see that they go for $10 to $30 either as single knives or sets on the secondhand market. According to information on the internet they are vintage, budget-friendly kitchen knives usually manufactured in Japan by Lifetime Cutlery , under the label of Rostfrei Edelstahl . They are often found today on the secondary market as pre-owned, everyday-use cutlery rather than premium kitchen tools. Rosterfrei Edelstahl translates from German as "rust-free stainless steel" or "rust-free high-grade steel" which refers to a highly refined, pure steel alloy with strict controls on impurities, usually a high carbon steel. They were manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s, so my knife is probably somewhere betw...