My new robeson

The first Robeson knives were imported by Millard Robeson from England and Germany exclusively. This continued from 1979 until 1896 when Robeson began manufacturing knives in the United States. Since inception, the company has gone through several reorganizations & eventually ended up as a Queen Cutlery brand.
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Three blade jack. The main has Robeson Shuredge Rochester N.Y.
Tool blade has arch Robeson Cutlery Co.
Punch has pat app 5-05
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That's a cool find. Congrats! ::tu::
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dobro59 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2026 9:47 pm Three blade jack. The main has Robeson Shuredge Rochester N.Y.
Tool blade has arch Robeson Cutlery Co.
Punch has pat app 5-05
That knife is a piece of history. Aside from the Moore advertisement, I note that it has a square wrench, possibly for adjusting gas lights on an early automobile and a rather early screwdriver blade. Neat piece of Americana.
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The original multi-tool! Outstanding find, good for you. I've never seen one before.
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Very nice find
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That's a great old Robeson! ::tu::
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I was told the square wrench was for home gas lighting in the early 1900's. Boy it was a nail breaker at first, but not from rust. Just from setting around for maybe 80 years plus and not being opened, dry as a bone, a little lube fixed right up. Snaps like a gator now!!!
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Very nice knife with a great discussion to accompanying it.

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dobro59 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2026 1:56 am I was told the square wrench was for home gas lighting in the early 1900's. Boy it was a nail breaker at first, but not from rust. Just from setting around for maybe 80 years plus and not being opened, dry as a bone, a little lube fixed right up. Snaps like a gator now!!!
The square hole is a Prestolite wrench. For the acetylene cylinders that powered the headlights on early automobiles.
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Thank you, edge213 for clearing that up. Somebody told me wrong!! Dinadan said that earlier but i didn't know which was correct. With 2 people saying
it was for early cars, i believe it.
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dobro59 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2026 3:12 am Thank you, edge213 for clearing that up. Somebody told me wrong!! Dinadan said that earlier but i didn't know which was correct. With 2 people saying
it was for early cars, i believe it.
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Unique HOK. Perhaps ol' Charlie will be by in a day or three to comment ....
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dobro59 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2026 9:47 pm Three…..
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Nice one. There are a few variations, the Presto/Lite key was discontinued for one and they made the knife for companies other than Moore Oil.
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