This little Robeson 2 1/2" Crown pen knife turned up on Ebay a few weeks ago. I had never seen the pattern and thought I might be able to buy it and resale it later, so I put in a nominal $75.00 bid. I didn't get it. It sold for seventy-six dollars. I think it's worth a bit more, though. Tough to lose this knife over one dollar, but I have no idea how much the other bidder wanted it.
Nice bone, clean blades, decent condition. Pretty shield with the letters "F L T" in conjoined colored cartouches, I'm pretty sure they stand for "Friendship", "Love" and "Truth", which was a secondary lodge logo for The Odd Fellows, founded in England in the 1700's, but with many lodges and members here in the U.S.
Robeson made knives for several different lodges and organizations. One could create a nice display with just such knives.
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Charlie Noyes
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