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Join Date: Nov 2004
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No older that 1923 it looks like.
"In 1923, James A. Chrestensen, who had been with the Company for a dozen years, became president and the beginning of the "Old Hickory" line would begin. His son Robert F. Chrestensen would take over as president after his father retired in 1952. Ontario Knife would expand its role in the cutlery industry with a membership in the American Cutlery Manufacturers' Association in which Robert was a past president." |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Hi Rick. Thanks for that info. I think the OKC has been around a while, at least into the 19th C. I found online pics of similar knives described as Shipleigh butcher's knives made for OKC in the 1890s, but not bearing the "Old Hickory" brand.
Attached is the maker's mark as it appears on the small butcher's knife. Ian. . |
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