All About Pocket Knives

Trying to find out more about this company, based in Little Valley NY.

Very interesting hone. Sorry I don't have any specific information. There was a lot of contract work done in Little Valley. Some done for very small concerns as well as what I have heard described as "midnight oil" manufacturing, meaning under the table type, off hour jobs undertaken by factory employees. The fact that there is a box with print points to a Bona Fide endeavor.

The "RICH" in parenthesis is interesting. Perhaps an association with Richanrds & Conover hardware. They did use RICH-CON as a brand.

Here is a Little Valley straight razor that I was unable to find very little information on that is similar to your hone in that respect.

S. L. WRIGHT LITTLE VALLEY N.Y., straight razor. Never seen or heard of this stamp before. Not in Goin's book or Levine's. Research turned up a Sydney Longstreth Wright, banker from Philadelphia PA., Aug. 4, Born 1852 Died Jun. 20, 1927. It seems possible that this individual could have had some razors made on contract or by midnight oil in the Case or Cattaraugus factories.

I have found a number of "unknown" stamps as well. Always a mystery that needs some investigating.
Nice article to read - http://historicpath.com/article/cutlers ... w-york-582

It mentions the "Rich" family producing hone boxes to the production line of their lumber empire. Will need to chase them down.