Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

[JohnR]

Beautiful stag on a lovely old knife, John. I like the matchstrike long pull in the swage on the main blade.

Thanks Dan, that pull is in an unusual location but makes sense as far as leverage goes on that big blade.

[JohnR]

Added this single blade 3 1/2" Humason&Beckley jack, considering it's at least 110 years old it's in pretty nice original condition. The horn covers only have minor cracks and the blade still has original finishes and sharpening scratches. H&B seemed to use a lot of horn and stag, more so than other American makers.

[danno50]

Another beautiful knife, John. It has a lot going for it for a simple jack!

[JohnR]

Another beautiful knife, John. It has a lot going for it for a simple jack!

Thanks Dan, you don't find a whole lot of single blade jacks, most vintage jacks and barlows were 2 blade.

[Duffer]

John, very nice jack

Here is a H & B large Jack I have. I thought I had posted a photo in this thread before but I guess not. It is 4 inches and very stoutly made. The primary blade at the tang is 3/8 inches. Both blades snap with purpose and show not a hint of play when fully extended. The handles appear to me to be Cocobolo.

[peanut740]

Lloyd and John.

[danno50]

Another nice knife, Lloyd. I really like the H&B blade stamp on these.

[Ridgegrass]

Really like H & B knives. Very well made. I have a couple in pearl that are exquisite. Here's a half-hawk in ebony or cocobolo, hard to tell, it's very dark. Love that kick. Let's see some more. J.O'.

[glennbad]

Thought I would bring this thread back into the light to share this. As I have a thing for cutlering hammers, I picked this one up recently at the flea market.

I just got around to cleaning it up. It was pretty rusty, so I didn't fret too much over giving the head a good de-rusting. I thought there was a remote chance that it might have some markings on it, and I was delighted to see that there was!

I can make out H&B, then the word "NEW" and some letters after, then on the bottom row, "CONN". I'm pretty sure this is from H&B. Now I do wonder if it was made for sale, or for use in their knife-making operations...

Here it is after some de-rusting...

And the markings...

I think it's a neat piece of cutlery history that actually has a direct connection to a factory.

[bestgear]

Now I do wonder if it was made for sale, or for use in their knife-making operations

maybe this will help with some background Glenn

[glennbad]

Now I do wonder if it was made for sale, or for use in their knife-making operations

maybe this will help with some background Glenn

Looks like they made just about everything, cool!

[Mason]

Thought I would bring this thread back into the light to share this. As I have a thing for cutlering hammers, I picked this one up recently at the flea market.

I just got around to cleaning it up. It was pretty rusty, so I didn't fret too much over giving the head a good de-rusting. I thought there was a remote chance that it might have some markings on it, and I was delighted to see that there was!

I can make out H&B, then the word "NEW" and some letters after, then on the bottom row, "CONN". I'm pretty sure this is from H&B. Now I do wonder if it was made for sale, or for use in their knife-making operations...

Here it is after some de-rusting...
H&B1.jpg

And the markings...
H&B2.jpg


I think it's a neat piece of cutlery history that actually has a direct connection to a factory.

That's a great old Hammer, and Humason & Beckley offered quite a range of different Hammers. Enclosed is a catalog illustration showing your model (Riveting Hammer) which was just just one of 8 weight options.

[bestgear]

nice to see your post Neal - hope life in MN is treating you well.

[glennbad]

Thought I would bring this thread back into the light to share this. As I have a thing for cutlering hammers, I picked this one up recently at the flea market.

I just got around to cleaning it up. It was pretty rusty, so I didn't fret too much over giving the head a good de-rusting. I thought there was a remote chance that it might have some markings on it, and I was delighted to see that there was!

I can make out H&B, then the word "NEW" and some letters after, then on the bottom row, "CONN". I'm pretty sure this is from H&B. Now I do wonder if it was made for sale, or for use in their knife-making operations...

Here it is after some de-rusting...
H&B1.jpg

And the markings...
H&B2.jpg


I think it's a neat piece of cutlery history that actually has a direct connection to a factory.

That's a great old Hammer, and Humason & Beckley offered quite a range of different Hammers. Enclosed is a catalog illustration showing your model (Riveting Hammer) which was just just one of 8 weight options.

Neal, thanks for posting that catalog cut! It adds a little more something to the story!

[Mason]

nice to see your post Neal - hope life in MN is treating you well.

Hey Tom, life is good and we are long overdue for a phone chat.

[Mason]

Thought I would bring this thread back into the light to share this. As I have a thing for cutlering hammers, I picked this one up recently at the flea market.

I just got around to cleaning it up. It was pretty rusty, so I didn't fret too much over giving the head a good de-rusting. I thought there was a remote chance that it might have some markings on it, and I was delighted to see that there was!

I can make out H&B, then the word "NEW" and some letters after, then on the bottom row, "CONN". I'm pretty sure this is from H&B. Now I do wonder if it was made for sale, or for use in their knife-making operations...

Here it is after some de-rusting...
H&B1.jpg

And the markings...
H&B2.jpg


I think it's a neat piece of cutlery history that actually has a direct connection to a factory.

That's a great old Hammer, and Humason & Beckley offered quite a range of different Hammers. Enclosed is a catalog illustration showing your model (Riveting Hammer) which was just just one of 8 weight options.

Neal, thanks for posting that catalog cut! It adds a little more something to the story!

Glad to add a bit Glenn. I'm curious what the weight might be of your hammer?

[glennbad]

That's a great old Hammer, and Humason & Beckley offered quite a range of different Hammers. Enclosed is a catalog illustration showing your model (Riveting Hammer) which was just just one of 8 weight options.

Neal, thanks for posting that catalog cut! It adds a little more something to the story!

Glad to add a bit Glenn. I'm curious what the weight might be of your hammer?

Hi Neal,

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this, my scale needed special batteries.

The hammer head weighed in right at 3oz.