All About Pocket Knives

Very nice.

Robeson swell-centered knives are among my favorite patterns.

Charlie

These 2 are not exactly 'new' to me but i just came across them while sorting through my 'old USA knives'. 3 3/4" 2 blade jack, 622634 ? with saber ground master blade, and 3 1/2" 2 blade jack with Washington bolsters and etch "Hickory Whittler".
Hickory is quite a hard wood so i think this name was chosen to imply it is a strong knife able to cut even the hardest wood.
Both have been used but they are still very fine & attractive knives.
kj

I just purchased this beauty along with several others from the Tom kalcevic collection. It is actually on page 30 of his book. I love that the red is still preserved around the pocketeze and the pinched bolsters I would love to see a thread about others who have obtained some of his collection. I am also new to this forum and terrible with technology so if I have done anything in error regarding this post I apologize. Kevin

Good post and wonderful knife Kevin. Welcome

Thank you !

Beautiful knife. Robeson used some great bone.

Welcome to AAPK.

Ken

Welcome here, Kevin.
That is a little beauty.
Your post was just fine.

Thanks ken and frj

Kevin, they made that knife as a two blade and a three blade Whittler.

I had a two blade in excellent condition, but no longer own it.

Charlie

Thanks for info Charlie. You can probably tell even with the knife closed but this one is a 4 1/2 “ sleeve board jack

I very recently came into possession of this advertising, fob/key ring style of pocket knife. The company being advertised,
"THE BANNER BUGGY CO., ST. LOUIS", existed from 1880 to 1921. There is a TON of very interesting information on-line about this company's history and some fantastic images. It measures just a hair over 3" closed. This pocket knife needed cleaning. I cleaned it, I took some pictures and here it is.
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Very nice.

There was a similar one on Ebay a few weeks ago; don’t remember the company advertised.

They were made to hang on a button on a pair of bib overalls.

Charlie

RobesonsRme.com wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:35 am Very.....

Thank you Charlie.
Here is an ad that I purchased showing an almost identical pocket knife being
used on a key ring. The ad is from the February 15, 1923 issue of "PRINTERS' INK."

According to Charlie, ROBESON "possibly" manufactured or at least
had a hand in, the manufacturing process of the STEVENSON 45,
MIL-K style pocket knives. I just very recently acquired this one.

Charlie's STEVENSON 45 information:
viewtopic.php?t=27991#p253973

Great knife and info.

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:44 am Great.....

Thank you Floyd.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:51 am According to Charlie, ROBESON manufactured the STEVENSON 45,
MIL-K style pocket knives. I just very recently acquired this one.

Charlie's STEVENSON 45 information:
viewtopic.php?t=27991#p253973

Skip ,the info in the link ,wrote by Charlie is great info !
So yours is a early version, very nice. Didn’t realize that they were made by Robeson.
Your piece from the buggy Co. Is pretty cool. Never heard about hanging a knife off your Coveralls , that’s interesting.

Actually, I think the OP knife is the later version, as it conforms to the requirements made of all manufacturers to produce a utility knife with the same blades and configuration.

The earlier version, with the bail stamped , STEVENSON U.S.A., has the proprietary Robeson short screwdriver, patent punch and can-opener/cap-lifter blades and of course, a spear master blade.

There has been some discussion that ”Stevenson“ was a manufacturer that wished to produce something for the war effort and they re-tooled to produce these knives and Robeson simply supplied the blades for the knives. I cannot argue that point one way or the other.

There was a company in Rochester named Stevenson that produced abrasives to be used in tumbler machines. They had been in business since prior to WWII. Did they supply abrasives to Robeson? I don’t know. Did they produce the Stevenson knives? I don’t know that either. They never bothered to answer my formal letter seeking that information. Perhaps, there is now, no one that knows the answers to those questions.

Interestingly, the bail on the OP knife is mounted differently than on the two I own. The stamps on the bails on my knives are on the backside of the knives. Possibly, that was a hit or miss kind of thing. If so, about 50% will be one way or the other.

Charlie

Thanks Charlie, you’re a great source of info and willing to share . Much Appreciated

Ripster wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:24 pm Skip.....

Thank you JP.

RobesonsRme.com wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:42 pm .....Interestingly, the bail on the OP knife is mounted differently than on the two I own. The stamps on the bails on my knives are on the backside of the knives. Possibly, that was a hit or miss kind of thing. If so, about 50% will be one way or the other.

Charlie

Charlie, I'm pretty sure that the stamp on my bail IS on the
backside of my knife AND the stamp is upside down.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.

Was just looking in an old box of knives and forgot I even had this

First time I have ever seen that pattern petekuhn. Here are couple HOKs.

petekuhn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:48 pm Was just looking in an old box of knives and forgot I even had this

I had heard of those totem pole knives but never seen one. Congrats that you have one.

petekuhn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:48 pm Was just looking in an old box of knives and forgot I even had this

Interesting