ROBESON pattern no 616613

The first Robeson knives were imported by Millard Robeson from England and Germany exclusively. This continued from 1979 until 1896 when Robeson began manufacturing knives in the United States. Since inception, the company has gone through several reorganizations & eventually ended up as a Queen Cutlery brand.
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ROBESON pattern no 616613

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For those of you with ROBESON catalogs, does this knife look correct?
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Looks correct. Don't have a catalog but the number is right. Hard to find knife and looks to be in great condition. Nice!
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It is correct.
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Definitely pre-WWII.

I’ve never seen the patent on the locking mechanism, but Robeson almost surely held it via their inhouse mechanical genius James Lewis. ( I think that’s the correct name. I’ll research it)

That would give ys a start date for these types of knives. There were, roughly, about a half dozen different patterns, mostly English of varying sizes and handle materials, the fish knife and a toothpick.

There is toothpick on Ebay now, but the lick is missing.

I generally consider these knives to be from the 1930’s.
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