Old HIBBARD, SPENCER & BARTLET---OVB---Knives

[Beechtree]

Beauty Joe! MM did some fine work. I love the long pull and nail nick combo.

[FRJ]

Thank you, Beechtree.

[JohnR]

Picked up this fixed blade yesterday, looks almost unused, really top notch bone. Anyone have any idea of a date range for this knife.

[danno50]

That is a beauty, John! Great bone, crisp tang stamp and full blade. No idea on date range.
Dan

[wlf]

Pruner for the lady,and a beautiful bone handled fixed bld. for you. I thought at first they might both (as HSB used NYK)have been NYK,but that bone on this one doesn't seem NYK to me.

Nice recent pickups John.

[knife7knut]

Except for the scales I think that fixed blade was likely what my knife looked like before someone got a bit overzealous with a grinder Anyway here is another off-type HSB I picked up awhile back: a carver with the Rev-O-Noc stamp.

[RobesonsRme.com]

Just FYI for those that have an interest in HSB/OVB; there is a nice looking 1923 company catalog on Ebay right now.

Priced at $125.00, so it's not cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hibbard-Spencer ... SwwpdW-qMP

I bought one of these years ago in an antiques store in Saint Augustine for $110 and sold it for $150 at the next knife show I attended.

That one had a beautiful color section of pocketknives that looked to be all New York Knife products.

Charlie

[JohnR]

Thanks Dan, thanks Lyle. Can find very little out there on these as far as date range and who made it.

[CheckSix]

Found this 2-3/4" MOP 2 blade yesterday at a flea market... Tang is marked Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Co on one side and OVB on the other. No idea what the age is...

[1fartsmella]

An old HS&B Moose. Bought this one back in the early 1990s at a Long Island antique show. The old man who sold it, told me he worked for Ulster. He had two knives, this and an Ulster TL-29. Both of them were in unused condition.....I bought them both. Barry

[1fartsmella]

Picked up this fixed blade yesterday, looks almost unused, really top notch bone. Anyone have any idea of a date range for this knife.

John, Your knife looks like one I have made by Camillus. This one is 7 1/2" overall with a 3 7/8" blade. The stamp on my knife was used up to and during WWII. I'm guessing the date range is likely 1930s - 1940s. Barry

[peanut740]

Barry those are both nice.

[tongueriver]

An old HS&B Moose. Bought this one back in the early 1990s at a Long Island antique show. The old man who sold it, told me he worked for Ulster. He had two knives, this and an Ulster TL-29. Both of them were in unused condition.....I bought them both. Barry

Fantastic knife! Do you think that is an Ulster?

[RalphAlsip]

Barry, your old HS&B Moose is spectacular!

[danno50]

Fantastic moose and a very nice Camillus fixed blade! Both great knives.
Dan

[1fartsmella]

An old HS&B Moose. Bought this one back in the early 1990s at a Long Island antique show. The old man who sold it, told me he worked for Ulster. He had two knives, this and an Ulster TL-29. Both of them were in unused condition.....I bought them both. Barry

Fantastic knife! Do you think that is an Ulster?

Yes, I think the moose is an Ulster made knife. Here is a scan of 2 knives together, the top one stamped Ulster alongside the HS&B. I believe with some pocket time the Hibbard handle will look similar to the Ulster. Of course the moose will never see pocket time as long as I own it. Barry

[wlf]

Love seeing your knives Barry. I should have bought that Wilbert farmers whittler. I always regret not getting any of that kind ( my kind ),even if I give myself good reasons not to at the time.

[CheckSix]

Here's another HSB. This one is a 4 blade Senator, 3-5/16" closed length... #2645. Nice bone.

[Duffer]

C6 what a simply outstanding Senator specimen Love those pick bone handles and the colors are just gorgeous. AND it is in such marvelous condition. What 's not to like about this folder!! That will be a treasured HSB I am sure Lloyd

[Quick Steel]

Ditto what Duffer wrote. Amazing!

[JohnR]

Little used Barlow with a rare spey main,

[Tsar Bomba]

So many desirable Barlows in this thread...

This is my one and only contribution as of now...

[peanut740]

Here's a couple OVB's I've ported elsewhere.

[Duffer]

Here is a lobster pattern HSB & Co folder. Tip bolsters are notorious for producing blades when fully extended that have lateral wobble. This one has blades when fully deployed that are absolutely solid with not a hint of lateral movement. The two blades are tang marked. The primary OVB and the small pen hibbard/spencer/bartlett/ & co. The primary mark side blade flat is etched OVB. The folder is 3 inches closed. The blades have been sharpened but are still full. They also have much of their original finish. The liners are coined both on top and bottom where the slim nail file/cuticle tip is enclosed. Lloyd

[CheckSix]

Lloyd,
The condition of that lobster is fantastic! Thanks for showing it! Bone on a lobster is not what I'm used to seeing. I usually see pearl but I really like how this one looks.