Lets show some Old and Rare ones.

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ROBBINS HDWE.CO., 1800's. Levine and Price show a Robbins, Clark, and Biddle Hdwe. in Philadelphia, 1837-? Don't know if Robbins was before, after, or related. 3-1/2", brass liners, pick bone, all four tangs stamped. Pretty snappy for an oldie. J.O'.
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Ken, Ridgegrass you two set a high standard! ::nod:: ::nod::
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Very nice, Ridgegrass! ::tu::
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Thanks boys. Any thoughts on ROBBINS ? J.O'. Found a ROBBINS in Alabama but the stated in 1970. No way!
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New York Knife Co made knives for Biddle Hardware, I have a NY Knife Co congress with the early pick bone that looks very similar to your knife.
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Thanks KG. Good to know. ::handshake:: J.O'.
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RG, here is an early 3 & 3/8 inch NYK company congress I have. It has very similar features to your congress. I believe KG is right that it was made by NYK company.
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This pocket knife qualifies for this topic. It's another, THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to the GOINS book, "c 1870-1959 Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." It measures just a hair over 2" closed and 3 3/8" open. This is the fifth of these "W & H" "fob" knives that I've posted (4 are on the previous page) and it is the "Ugly Duckling" of the five. It needed a little cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is. If you like cheese, there is a history to the company on the handles.
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Lovely NYK congress, Lloyd! ::tu::
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Ken, your hawkbill and sheath knife are very nice. Great blade on the hawkbill.

Ridgegrass, that is really good looking congress you have there.
And so is yours Lloyd.
Now I have to check my inventory.
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Thanks Joe. ::handshake::

The congress is a pattern that has eluded me thus far...
Ridgegrass' & Lloyd's have a knice classic look to them... of course, I have a bias opinion being NYC is one of my favorite brands... ::tu::

Skip... yet another fine all metal knife. 8)
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NWNY: The W & H knives are a cool group. Did you get them all at once? I have quite a bit of their stuff, buttons, pins, political things and a couple of knives. Seems they had the advertising biz cornered. J.O'.
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Here's an old ( likely pre 1890) Sheffield made hawkbill stamped "Turtle" out on the blade and stamped "Sheffield & Croydon" on the tang. It's not listed in any of my reference books. The pin has been replaced but it appears nothing else has been done to the knife. I have no idea who in Sheffield made it. ____Dave
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KAW wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:26 am Skip.....
Thank you Ken.🍻

Ridgegrass wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:45 pm NWNY.....
Thank you J.O'.🍻
I got each of the pocket knives separately,
from different sellers.
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OK Skip..You have so many similar ones thought you may have acquired a collection. Love the Knives In The News posts.

DJKnife: I'm a rabid hawk fan and that's a sweet one. Couldn't find anything on those marks. ::tu:: J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:58 pm OK Skip..You have so many similar ones thought you may have acquired a collection. Love the Knives In The News posts.

DJKnife: I'm a rabid hawk fan and that's a sweet one. Couldn't find anything on those marks. ::tu:: J.O'.
Thanks. Yeah, the hawkbill bug hit me 10 to 15 years ago. I posted pictures of most of my collection of around 400 a few years back and later pictures of the only 2 blade (saw and hawkbill blade) with a true split back spring. I'm having a little trouble finding ones I don't have but this one made the list.____Dave
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Any automatic hawkbills? Saw one at my Mason Dixon Club years ago. J.S. (the owner) would even talk about parting with it. J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:26 pm Any automatic hawkbills? Saw one at my Mason Dixon Club years ago. J.S. (the owner) would even talk about parting with it. J.O'.
I've never seen one.____Dave
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Not exactly a hawkbill but close. A balloonists knife from after WW1. Plus I know Flylock made one but I don’t have a picture of one. The picture included is of the balloonists knife.
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Mike, a very unique and cool knife!
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Galvanic: I believe it was a Flylock. Really was cool. Is the balloonist's blade worn or in it's original profile? Thanks. J.O'.
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Wow Mike, that's a rare one.... thanks for sharing it !
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This is my most recent arrival to my all metal handle knives collection. It's a THE W & H CO. - USA - NEWARK NJ, single blade pocket knife. According to the GOINS book, "c 1870-1959 Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1870. They went out of business about 1959. This was an advertising specialties firm; the knives were made for them by a variety of cutlery manufacturers." But with the advertising on the handles of the pocket knife, the date of manufacture can be narrowed down to circa 1930. There is a serial number(?) stamped into the handle. It measures just a hair under 2 1/4" closed and just a hair over 3 3/4" open. It is completely magnetic. I don't collect advertising pocket knives per se, but besides being all metal, it advertises a bank during the depression era and I also have a direct connection with the town/city of Poughkeepsie, but not with a bank. It needed a bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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If you think that I already posted THIS EXACT SAME pocket knife under this topic, think again, you're wrong.
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SENECA CUTLERY Co., by UTICA, 1932-42. Candy stripe celluloid,(no linear shrinkage), teardrop pattern. 3-3/8". J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:10 am SENECA CUTLERY Co., by UTICA, 1932-42. Candy stripe celluloid,(no linear shrinkage), teardrop pattern. 3-3/8". J.O'.
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