SHOW YOUR NEW (TO YOU) ROBESON

[RobesonsRme.com]

Very nice Lloyd.

Interestingly, Robeson manufactured a four inch serpentine stockman with a Turkish clip master blade and its handle-die shape number was 596, the same as your knife.

I suspect your knife is the older of the two patterns. They retired it and just reassigned the number to a new pattern.

Is there a patent date on the punch?

Charlie

[Duffer]

Thanks Joe and Charlie!

Charlie their is no date on the back of the punch but there are some letters and numbers some pretty indiscernible for sure.
From what I can see there is a row of large cap letters right at the base of the punch at the bolster A.T. AP can't make out the last letter. Then numbers underneath the letters 25-0 then a final letter or number that I can't make out. Any of these letter/numbers make any sense? Thanks!

[RobesonsRme.com]

That's it.

Don't have one in hand at the moment and I don't have a photo, either.

I think it reads: PAT. APR 25, 05, which I interpret as "Patented April 25, 1905".

Of course, they were allowed to use that blade with its patent information a number of years before the patent finally expired.

Such a blade on a Robeson knife without that date logo was most likely made after the patent expired.

Charlie

[Duffer]

Thanks Charlie for your explanation on something inexplicable to me from what I could see--appreciate your help on this!

[OLDE CUTLER]

I recently picked up this little Robeson Shuredge jack at the flea market for a deuce. It is 2 5/8" with celluloid handles?? Pattern 823850 stamped on back of the pen blade. I think it is kind of neat!

[RobesonsRme.com]

Sweet.

They made that with three blades too.

Charlie

[woodwalker]

Nice pickup OlDE cutler. Good Ole Robeson. What's a duece? 2 bucks?

[OLDE CUTLER]

A deuce is a two dollar bill. An Abe is a fiver. A sawbuck is a tenner!!

[woodwalker]

Thanks Olde cutler. Great price on that Robeson! Cup a coffee at my local diner!

[Duffer]

Here is a four blade Pocket Eze pen knife I recently acquired. Pattern no. 642416. It has two small pen blades, larger pen blade and one nail file blade. It is pictured in David Clark's reproduction of the Robeson Cutlery Company's salesman catalog from aroun 1908--1930 on page 2 left column third folder down.

[FRJ]

That's just a beautiful little knife right there, Lloyd.
A great pattern with four blades. Very nice.

[Duffer]

Hey Joe I appreciate your nice comments on this knife!

[RobesonsRme.com]

LLoyd, if that's a recent Ebay knife, it looks a lot better than the Ebay photos.

I started to bid, but held off.

Didn't alert you either. You had passed on the last one.

Sorry.

Great pattern. Great knife

Robeson made the pattern with two blades, as well.

I'm not sure what the 85 suffix denotes on that second knife. The only difference I see is that nail relief notch and the placement of the shield. I doubt they changed a pattern number for shield placement.

Charlie

[woodwalker]

Beautiful knives Lloyd and Charlie. Amazing robeson's. Vintage robeson knives to me beats all other brands by a country mile! Such a pleasure to see!

[kootenay joe]

Here are 2 just arrived Robeson pocket knives;
Sleeveboard Jack, 3 5/8" 622894 (or 694 ?)
i did not realize this knife had been buffed as pictures were of low resolution. I bought it because i really like a spear point blade with a full saber grind, aka "Stabber Jack".
The other is a 3 5/8" Senator Pen or Double End Jack, # 622422. The master blade looks full but in the closed position the blade tip is about 5-7 mm shorter than it could be. Is the blade short ?
kj

[woodwalker]

Nice KJ!!

[GECCUT21]

Just got my first ROBESON in the mail today and I don't think it will be my last> I like this little knife

[RobesonsRme.com]

Very nice 026 jack, circa 1948 to 1959 +/-.

Charlie Noyes

[woodwalker]

Very nice GECCUT21. It won't be your last! Robesons are awesome knives. Good find!

[GECCUT21]

Very nice 026 jack, circa 1948 to 1959 +/-.

Charlie Noyes

Thanks Charlie, I was wondering the year made and that narrows it down some.

Very nice GECCUT21. It won't be your last! Robesons are awesome knives. Good find!

Thanks woodwalker, I'll definitely be looking around for some more.

[OLDE CUTLER]

Just got my first ROBESON in the mail today and I don't think it will be my last> I like this little knife IMG_1003.JPGIMG_1004.JPG

That Robeson Jack is a beauty!!

[Duffer]

Here is a nice Robeson Pocket Eze Pen Knife. It has wonderful jigged bone. Pattern No. 623505 and 3.25 inches. Milled nickel silver lining and nickel silver end caps.

[FRJ]

That's really nice, Lloyd.
Congratulations on that premium gentleman's pen knife.
A good size at 3 1/4".

[OLDE CUTLER]

That 623505 looks like new, what a beauty!!

[RobesonsRme.com]

Nice knife. And tip bolsters, no less.

Charlie Noyes