To me, anyway.
ROBESON / CUTLERY CO. in two lines.
And Tom Kalcevic did not include it in his definitive Robeson book,"Knives Can Talk!".
No idea how old this knife might be, but I suspect circa turn of the 19th century.
It has long pulls on both blades, which is very rare on a common knife like this. They did use them on some premium pearl-handled multi-bladed gentleman's knives.
There is a similar stamp known, but with a line beneath the "O" in "Co.".
This stamp has no line and the "O" in "CO." is the same size as all the other letters.
I see no country of origin stamped on the blades. It might well be English.
Pretty handles and fairly full blades.
Charlie Noyes
A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
- RobesonsRme.com
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 9903
- Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:44 pm
- Location: The Heart of Dixie.
- Contact:
A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
DE OPPRESSO LIBER
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter
Re: A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
Charlie, that is a nice knife.
Harold
Harold
Re: A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
Charlie, do you think that's one of the very early ones that were imported during the 1800's before manufacture started here?
Eric
Eric
- RobesonsRme.com
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 9903
- Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:44 pm
- Location: The Heart of Dixie.
- Contact:
Re: A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
If so, it would have to predate 1891.
Might also be a product of the Sherwood/Bingham cutlers in Camillus, New York. They were, almost to a man, English immigrants from Sheffield.
Since the stamp is previously undocumented, to my knowledge, this is all speculation.
Here is the only Sherwood/Bingham knife I have ever owned. It is stamped, ROBESON / CUTLERY Co. / WARRANTED.
Charlie
Might also be a product of the Sherwood/Bingham cutlers in Camillus, New York. They were, almost to a man, English immigrants from Sheffield.
Since the stamp is previously undocumented, to my knowledge, this is all speculation.
Here is the only Sherwood/Bingham knife I have ever owned. It is stamped, ROBESON / CUTLERY Co. / WARRANTED.
Charlie
DE OPPRESSO LIBER
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter
Re: A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
Beautiful early knives, Charlie.
What is the handle material?
What is the handle material?
Joe
- RobesonsRme.com
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 9903
- Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:44 pm
- Location: The Heart of Dixie.
- Contact:
Re: A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
Ebony on both.
Charlie
Charlie
DE OPPRESSO LIBER
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter
- RobesonsRme.com
- Gold Tier
- Posts: 9903
- Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:44 pm
- Location: The Heart of Dixie.
- Contact:
Re: A Previously Unknown Tang Stamp
DE OPPRESSO LIBER
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter
"...Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons ___but they are helpless against our prayers. "
Sidlow Baxter