Old and Obscure Brands

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:10 pm

Nice knife Dave,and kind of an odd pattern.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:48 pm

F.A.Bower Imp.Co.Germany.4 1/4" cigar jack etched Farmers Friend.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:59 pm

Barnsley Bros.Monett Mo.cigar.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:17 pm

Griffon XX B'port Ct.41/4" cigar cattle knife.

djknife13 · Post by **djknife13** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:55 am

That Griffin is really sweet and a hard brand to find for sure. ____Dave

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:02 am

Thanks Dave.I have had 2 and both I posted here in the last few days.Also any 3 blade big cigar is hard to find.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:15 pm

W.H.& W.M.Boos,Toledo, Ohio,4 2/4" cigar jack.

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:59 pm

That's a big old knife

Waukonda · Post by **Waukonda** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 11:54 pm

Picked up a Samuel Robinson, a while back. It has a pin crack and shows some wear, but then again, it is approx 150 years old.

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:38 am

Four more great knives, Roger!

I am partial to the Farmer's Friend etched Bower.
Wow, Ike, great old Sheffield knife!

djknife13 · Post by **djknife13** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:07 am

Love that Robinson....Dave

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:39 am

Very nice knives, Roger.
Love those Griffons!

What a beauty of a knife, Ike.
All the fine Sheffield gifts. Recesses for nail nicks, long bolsters, bone covers, sunken joints.
Mighty fine stuff!
How long is it?

TPK · Post by **TPK** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:21 am

Roger, Dave & Ike,

Those are all some very nice HOK's!!!

I love to see em and learn of knife brands I have never heard of before so thanks for your time and effort!

Waukonda · Post by **Waukonda** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 2:26 pm

Thank you, Dan, Dave, Joe, and Tom. I appreciate your comments.
Joe, it measures 3 1/2".

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:03 pm

Hibbard and Spencer, no Bartlett. Very well made knife with excellent snap. Probably Sheffield made, doesn’t have city or country on the tang? Haven’t found any information yet on line about them except Bartlett was added in 1855. Thanks for looking.

Waukonda · Post by **Waukonda** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:31 pm

Great looking old knife, Bill, love the look of the bone. Nice shot looking down at top of knife showing swedge of master.

I have seen differing dates for when Bartlett joined the upper ranks. There is a pretty good account of the history of the company on the "Made in Chicago Museum" website, just scroll down the list of company names and click on it.

Thank you very much for posting that great piece of history.

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 4:17 pm

Thanks Ike for the comments and help

I,will check out that website. I was wondering if it was ivory or bone, but I was kinda leaning towards ivory?

Waukonda · Post by **Waukonda** » Sun Mar 15, 2020 4:56 pm

I am definitely no expert on determiining, whether or not, knives have ivory, or bone scales. Maybe someone else will chime in, but you are holding it in your hand and I have only a picture, so lean toward ivory. Either way, I would certainly be happy to display it among my collection.

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:08 pm

Clark's XLT Cutlery. Goins says 1899-1926
Pretty sure it has bone handles
Cool little knife

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:26 pm

Cool Knife Keith. Is that a stanhope lens,at the blade pin?

Harold

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:35 pm

stockman wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:26 pm Cool Knife Keith. Is that a stanhope lens,at the blade pin?

Harold

I have no idea what that means Harold, I thought it was gunk in there.

Did a quick search. I'll clean it up and see if it is a magnifying lens. Thanks Harold

wlf · Post by **wlf** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:47 pm

It’s a picture magnifying lens or something like that Keith.

Great old pieces of cutlery history Bill and Ike.

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 3:00 pm

Well how about that!!!!!
The true definition of a lady leg knife.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 3:46 pm

danno50 · Post by **danno50** » Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:50 pm

Great old Hibbard and Spencer, Bill!

From the pics it sure looks like ivory to me.
Very interesting leg knife, Keith!

I like the Stanhope viewer!

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