Holley Mfg. Co., Lakeville, Conn.

[BWT]

Beautiful knife Lee,love the handles!!! Ken that’s a really nice Holley,thanks for sharing.

[LongBlade]

Thanks Bill ...

[Duffer]

Here is the only Holley I have. I may have posted this on AAPK already but can’t remember where. I checked this thread and could not find it but it does belong on here. This is a Holley Jack Knife with handles of Ebony or perhaps Cocobolo or Rose Wood. Don’t know for sure other than it is very dense and black on the mark side with lateral graining and the pile side has some discernible dark reddish streaks with more vertical graining. It is 3.75 inches closed. Very high level of craftsmanship and fit with both blades flush at close, half and full open positions. Excellent W & T. Primary spear blade tang four line address HOLLEY/MAN’FC. CO/LAKEVILLE/CONN. Small pen blade tang marked HOLLEY/MFC CO/LAKEVILLE/CONN.

[FRJ]

This is a beautiful knife, Lloyd.

I'm so glad you put it in this thread. Thank you.

What a great length for what appears to be kind of slender knife.
Perfect for eating an apple you might say.

[Duffer]

Hey thanks Joe—appreciate the nice comments

[peanut740]

Lloyd

[LongBlade]

That’s a stunner Lloyd ... the shield is very cool ..

[danno50]

Very nice, Lloyd!

[Duffer]

Thank you kindly Roger, Lee and Dan!

[djknife13]

Lloyd, if you only have one you might as well make it a really nice one. Good work. ____Dave

[BWT]

Very nice Lloyd, that's a really good looking knife, thanks for sharing!!

[ObsidianEdge]

I'm a bit late, but that is a cool, elegant Holley you have. I love the propeller shield, the bold swedge on the main blade and the slim secondary blade.

[1fartsmella]

Lloyd, A real beauty. Here's a cut from a 1915 Holley catalog of this knife, pattern # 22054 Ebony Handle "Big Spear" - $5.00 per Dozen. = 42 cents each wholesale. Probably 80 cents retail? In 1915 that was an expensive knife. Not many of those survived 100 plus years in that condition. Thanks for sharing.

[FRJ]

Great post, Barry.
Thank you.

[Duffer]

Thanks Dave, Bill and Mike for your very nice comments on this Holley!

Thanks a million Barry for jumping In here with this 1915 Holley Catalog cut of this very knife! Incredible! Much appreciated This really adds immeasurably to my pride of ownership of this specimen and how fortunate I am to have found it

[KAW]

Very knice Lloyd

[wlf]

Lloyd.

[Pile Driver]

Got this little Holley knife in an eBay lot, tiny little thing lol. I dont see that it is marked Salisbury but there's some grime on the tang I'll have to wipe off with oil. Looks like horn scales.

[FRJ]

Well, you got a little beauty there, Pile Driver. Stamp, blades, pattern and covers.
You hit all the bases. Congratulations!

Thanks for entering it in this thread. It's really a nice knife.

[LongBlade]

Nice score PD ... That pattern knife from Holley is definitely popular - believe it’s called a Norfolk pen knife.. I’ve seen the pattern without Salisbury as well but perhaps can still be early ... My impression has always been that in general that pattern was made earlier than later in Holley production but I can no doubt be wrong...

[danno50]

Lovely knife, Pile Driver! Did you know it was in the lot, or was it an very pleasant unexpected bonus?

[Pile Driver]

Lovely knife, Pile Driver! Did you know it was in the lot, or was it an very pleasant unexpected bonus?

Yes it was the motivation for being in on the lot. It consisted of this knife, a small pre 1951 tipped KA-BAR stockman which I can reprofile and make for a decent coin pocket carry and a GM key knife probably Imperial or Colonial made with faux pearl. All to my door for about 50 bucks not the best deal I've ever had but not terrible and its my first and only Holley.

[dhillbilly]

Here is a Salisbury Holley I found on Ebay a couple of years ago. It is a tiny one. The blade is just over an inch.

[FRJ]

A nice contribution with the Salisbury stamp.

Holley was in Salisbury form 1844-1846.
In Lakeville from 1846-1930's per Goins.

Salisbury Ct. and Lakeville Ct. are 1 1/2 miles apart.

Nice old knife.
Thanks for the post dhillbilly.

[dhillbilly]

Thanks.
Once I realized how unusual the tang stamp was, I figured I should post a pic.