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Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

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Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:55 am
by JohnR
danno50 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:55 am Beautiful stag on a lovely old knife, John. ::tu:: I like the matchstrike long pull in the swage on the main blade. ::tu::
Thanks Dan, that pull is in an unusual location but makes sense as far as leverage goes on that big blade.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:49 pm
by 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.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:00 pm
by danno50
Another beautiful knife, John. ::tu:: It has a lot going for it for a simple jack!

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:16 pm
by JohnR
danno50 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:00 pm Another beautiful knife, John. ::tu:: 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.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 11:47 pm
by Duffer
John, very nice jack ::tu::

Here is a H & B large Jack I have. I thought ::dang:: 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.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:00 pm
by peanut740
Lloyd and John. ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 4:22 pm
by danno50
Another nice knife, Lloyd. ::tu:: I really like the H&B blade stamp on these.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 2:47 pm
by 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'.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:37 am
by 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... ::hmm::

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.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 2:55 am
by bestgear
glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:37 amNow 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

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:31 am
by glennbad
bestgear wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 2:55 am
glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:37 amNow 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!

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 pm
by Mason
glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:37 am 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... ::hmm::

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.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:41 am
by bestgear
Mason wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 pm
nice to see your post Neal - hope life in MN is treating you well.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:46 am
by glennbad
Mason wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 pm
glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:37 am 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... ::hmm::

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!

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:50 am
by Mason
bestgear wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:41 am
Mason wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 pm
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.

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:52 am
by Mason
glennbad wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:46 am
Mason wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 pm
glennbad wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:37 am 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... ::hmm::

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?

Re: Humason & Beckley Mfg. Co

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:58 pm
by glennbad
Mason wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:52 am
glennbad wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:46 am
Mason wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:47 pm

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.
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