Can anyone put a year on my OVB Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Co. knife?
Can anyone put a year on my OVB Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Co. knife?
I just recently got this Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Co. OVB pocket knife. I was wondering if there's anyone that can tell me when it was made. Thank you in advance!
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Re: Can anyone put a year on my OVB Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett Co. knife?
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. was in business from 1855-1950. The company was a hardware distributor, they did not make knives. They contracted with several cutleries to produce knives stamped with various company-owned brands. OVB (Our Very Best) was their top-of-the-line brand. Unfortunately for us collectors, they rarely if ever changed their stamps, making it very difficult to determine a knife’s age from its stamp. Maybe if someone has reprints or copies of old HSB & Co. catalogs they might be able to find one like yours. Otherwise just from its appearance my semi-educated guess is 1920-1950s. If those are iron bolsters, possibly WWII era.
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