HSB & Co. Chicago

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HSB & Co. Chicago

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Hibbard, Spencer Bartlett & Co., Chicago. 2 5/8".
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Nice OLD knife Joe. ::tu::
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That's a rare beauty Joe!

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Thank you very much, Roger and Ken.
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It looks like a vintage Sheffield knife. I think it is rare to see this pattern in a USA made knife, Does the tang marking allow it to be given a date range ? I think it is a late 1800's knife ?
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kootenay joe wrote:It looks like a vintage Sheffield knife. I think it is rare to see this pattern in a USA made knife, Does the tang marking allow it to be given a date range ? I think it is a late 1800's knife ?
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Goin's gives no special date. 1855-1960. Robeson made a fine little folding hook. Smaller than this, but that's Robeson.
With the hook one could think it may be an earlier knife.

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Very nice Joe!! I found an IXL very similar to that about 4 months ago, would have been my first one with the hook. This lady probably in her mid eighties saw me with it when I had it at the counter to pay, she seemed to want it so bad, well she has it and I don't. I can look at yours I guess.
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Ha! Bill, you are a kindly gentleman. The finest kind. Your thoughtfulness will not go unnoticed.

I misspoke when I mentioned the Robeson earlier.
I have an old Boker hook folder.
I showed it some time ago and Charlie mentioned that he had a similar Robeson. My confusion.

This little Boker is 1 9/16" closed.
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