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Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:24 pm
by doglegg
C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 2:16 am
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 1:00 am
Recently, my trip to the post office produced this WATERVILLE pocket knife.
Beauty of a knife Skip!
Totally agree

Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:25 pm
by doglegg
New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 12:00 pm
Not too recently, this take apart, "hobo" eating utensils, pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. However, this particular "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, was NOT the reason for my purchasing the group or lot. But, it did turn out to be a keeper, and it did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a UNION KNIFE Cᴏ̲, one blade, one tool (a fork), 4" closed, 6 3/8" overall length (blade open), 6 3/4" overall length (fork open), one stamp (on the fork), "hobo", take apart, pattern or style of pocket knife. The fork, back stamp says, "UNION (over) KNIFE Cᴏ̲ (over) NAUGATUCK" Both the knife and the fork sides separate and reassemble without much effort. The knife and the fork can be opened separately or opened together, without the two being separated. The knife (EXTRA SHARP!!!) does have a CRISP half stop. The knife does have a GOOD opening snap. The knife does have a GOOD closing snap. The fork does have a CRISP half stop. The fork does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The fork does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The knife does appear to have suffered some blade loss over the years. Overall, this "hobo" eating utensils pocket knife, is in GOOD condition. This "hobo", eating utensils pocket knife, did need a VERY good cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 3:10 pm
by New_Windsor_NY
doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:24 pm
Totally.....
Thank you, Floyd.
doglegg wrote: ↑Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:25 pm

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Thank you, Floyd.

Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 8:53 pm
by Miller Bro's
Good find Skip

Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 9:00 pm
by New_Windsor_NY
Thank you, Dimitri.

Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 7:55 pm
by tknottsknives
Hello. I just picked this up today at a swap meet. Not in the best of shape but I love Barlow knives and the different bolster stamps. It took me a while to figure out the tang stamp as it's not in the best of conditions but it lead me here and I thought you gentleman would like to see it and maybe know an age range? Thanks.
Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 8:29 am
by Miller Bro's
tknottsknives wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 7:55 pm
Hello. I just picked this up today at a swap meet. Not in the best of shape but I love Barlow knives and the different bolster stamps. It took me a while to figure out the tang stamp as it's not in the best of conditions but it lead me here and I thought you gentleman would like to see it and maybe know an age range? Thanks.
That's a great find!

Re: Knives of the Naugatuck Valley, Conn.
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 2:26 pm
by tknottsknives
Thanks! It's definitely been used over the years but still has really nice snap on the main blade. And the bone is still in good shape for, I'm guessing, 100+ years old.