All About Pocket Knives

I've posted recently about Robeson made knives marked F. C. CO., a marked identified as belonging to The Fulton Cutlery Company of Rochester, New York.

Goins dates Fulton from 1920 to 1930.

I don't think I've ever seen a Fulton knife that I didn't like. Of course, I think they're all Robesons, so what's not for me to like?

Does anyone have a knife marked F. C. CO.?
If so, I'd like to see it posted here.

Most of the Fulton knives had the original Robeson stamps ground off and were then stamped with the Fulton stamp. I don't know if they dealt in factory seconds or not.

Here is a nice old Fulton knife that sold on Ebay a year or two ago. Alas, I was not successful in my attempt to acquire this knife. Somebody else got a dandy in this one. I'm absolutely sure this knife was made by Robeson, the bone just shouts Robeson.

Charlie Noyes

Is F.C. Company related to Fulton Cut. Co. Canal Fulton?

Charlie if they all look as good as the one you've posted, I see why you like them. Great looking knife!

very nice!!

Has there been a shift in the Space-Time Continueum?

I posted that Fulton knife on March 26th, 2011, almost three years ago. It has languished without comment until today and now three responses.

I do not think the company for whom Robeson made these knives had any connection to the Fulton Canal company, but I do not have any hard documented evidence for that, just an opinion.

Yeah, Phil, that one is a dandy and probably the best Fulton I've ever seen. I've not seen a Robeson marked example of that pattern, either, that I recall.

Charlie Noyes

I now am the proud owner of some Fulton knives from Canal Fulton.
I was just researching them and it led me to your post.
The only thing I can find out so far is they were around for just one year 1919.

I was checking to see if this was the proper place to post pictures of mine?

Charlie what was that you said about the small o in Co on the Robesons. I sure it was was about being older (but I can't remember specifics) , as I equate that in other marks,or am I imagining that hypothesis on other marks?

TexasJack wrote:I was checking to see if this was the proper place to post pictures of mine?

It sure is!

TJ, by all means, post them here. I've never seen one and a comparison between what I know as
F. C. Co. marked knives and what you post just might answer some relative questions.

Lyle, it was a small "o", but with an underline, as in ROBESON / Cut. Co. that indicated pre-1900 Robeson knives.

Charlie

Charlie,

Do you have any Robeson`s that have "Made In The U.S.A." stamped on the pen blade like that Fulton does?

Yes. Here are three, but there are more.

I've heard that was required circa ?1921.

Charlie

Here they are.

TexasJack wrote:Here they are.

Very interesting.

TJ, those are very nice and interesting knives.

In my experience, I think the word "Canal" in the center of that stamp should be read last, as in FULTON CUT. CO. / FULTON / CANAL.

Maybe that's not correct, but there are two or three Robeson stamps like that with "CO." or "U.S.A." in the center, so it's pretty obvious those are read last.

Any idea where Fulton Canal might have been?

As to the maker, those don't look like a Robeson product.

Maybe the two Fulton entities are connected or are actually the same and utilized two different knife manufacturers, at least.

As I stated earlier, almost, if not every, F. C. CO. marked knife I've seen had a remnant of a previous Robeson ShurEdge stamp remaining on the tang.

Interesting stuff.

Charlie Noyes

Canal Fulton, Ohio is a small city in Ohio.
The Tang Stamp also has an "o." As the last line.
So I think Canal Fulton would be correct.

Canal Fulton traces its history to three villages that developed along the Tuscarawas River. Milan was platted on March 23, 1814. Fulton was platted on May 16, 1826, changed its name to Canal Fulton in 1832, and later incorporated as a village. In 1853, Canal Fulton absorbed both Milan and West Fulton.[8]

In 1997, Canal Fulton withdrew from surrounding Lawrence Township via a paper township named Milan Township, after the former village.[9]

Copied from Wikipedia
Canal Fulton is a city in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 5,479 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Canton and Massillon both had Cutlery Mfgrs.
I have Ohio Cutlery knives made in Massillon that look very similar .
1919-1923.

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Being from the Deep South and having crossed into Ohio only once in my life, all that is new to me.

I have to wonder why "Canal Fulton" instead of "Fulton Canal".

TJ, those Ohio Cutlery knives are similar.

CN

I have to wonder why "Canal Fulton" instead of "Fulton Canal".



I don't think there is an actual Canal.

Wikipedia says, "Canal Fulton traces its history to three villages that developed along the Tuscarawas River. Milan was platted on March 23, 1814. Fulton was platted on May 16, 1826, changed its name to Canal Fulton in 1832, and later incorporated as a village. In 1853, Canal Fulton absorbed both Milan and West Fulton."

Of course, that doesn't (at least for me) solve the 'Canal' mystery. Odd name to say the least (or the most ).

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Being from the Deep South and having crossed into Ohio only once in my life, all that is new to me.

I have to wonder why "Canal Fulton" instead of "Fulton Canal".

TJ, those Ohio Cutlery knives are similar.

CN

Yes they look very similar.

According to Levine's Guide Fulton was in business in 1919.
Maybe they moved the Seven miles to Massillon that Same year and became O.C. Mfg.
Because they are dated 1919-1923 and they look almost Identical.
I purchased these knives several years ago from the same person along with several other Ohio made knives.

TexasJack wrote:I have to wonder why "Canal Fulton" instead of "Fulton Canal".



I don't think there is an actual Canal.

After looking at a Map... There is a Canal.

Thereis also a "canal Winchester" just south of Columbus. Don't know if this is pertinent, but thought I would share, Tim