Picked up a great condition hobo with Union Cutlery Co Tidioute PA. Couldn’t believe I got it!!
On the fork is stamped PAT 11/5/07. Knowing that in 1909 the name of the company officially changed to Union Cutlery this is a little odd. Both the knife and fork have the same stamp. I spoke with a gentleman that had the same hobo but with a Union Razor stamp. Any ideas???
Tidioute Hobo
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Great find.
Not sure what is 'odd' here. Patent date is usually earlier than the date the knife was made. Maybe there is something i am not getting ?
kj
Not sure what is 'odd' here. Patent date is usually earlier than the date the knife was made. Maybe there is something i am not getting ?
kj
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Very nice.____Dave
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Here's one in black bone. Obviously newer. Different fork profile but same patent date, stamped: PAT. Nov.5th,1907". Tang stamped: UNION CUT Co.,(over) OLEAN, NY (over) U.S.A.
Assuming with different fork, a spoon, and the can opener, the patent is likely only for the slip-lock knife design.
Yours is sure a beauty! They would look great in my KA BAR case, side by side. Lucky Man !::tu:: J.O'.
Assuming with different fork, a spoon, and the can opener, the patent is likely only for the slip-lock knife design.
Yours is sure a beauty! They would look great in my KA BAR case, side by side. Lucky Man !::tu:: J.O'.
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Like I said, 1909 is when Union Razor was dropped and Union Cutlery was born. Here is a utensil with a PAT date of 1907 with a stamp that wasn't created until 1909. I wonder if this is like the Case transition knives, blades with different year stamps on them...even two years apart? Thanks.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:46 am Great find.
Not sure what is 'odd' here. Patent date is usually earlier than the date the knife was made. Maybe there is something i am not getting ?
kj
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Read the post above by Ridgegrass.chorizotaco wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:19 pmLike I said, 1909 is when Union Razor was dropped and Union Cutlery was born. Here is a utensil with a PAT date of 1907 with a stamp that wasn't created until 1909. I wonder if this is like the Case transition knives, blades with different year stamps on them...even two years apart? Thanks.kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:46 am Great find.
Not sure what is 'odd' here. Patent date is usually earlier than the date the knife was made. Maybe there is something i am not getting ?
kj
A patent date can be used anytime after that date; i.e. a knife made in 1950 might be using a mechanism that was patented in 1907 (or any year prior to 1950) and so the patent date might be marked on one of the blades.
If you have a tang marking that was last used in say 1900 and it has a blade marked "pat'd 1907" then this would be odd. Would mean the blade with patent date is not original to knife.
kj
Re: Tidioute Hobo
Looks good to me Dan, love the Tidioute mark!!