Oil Stone Box

[SteveW1000]

I recently bought some tools from someone who was down sizing. Amongst the items was a well used oil stone in a metal tray, imagine my surprise when I turned the box over to discover the following cast into the box. Photo might not clearly show the details yet to finish cleaning up the box. The writing says " Norton Oil Stone, manufactured by Norton Company sole agents Pike Manufacturing Co Pike N.H. U.S.A." Anyone have any information about Pike Manufacturing and how old this might be?

Steve

 

[PBCampbell]

Wow, that must be pretty dang old I'm thinking. I found some reading for you.

http://www.nhnorth.us/pikeindustries.html

 

[woody 73]

Hi, an older story of mine (not about the Pike Co.) anyhow the nice man I bought the stones from had two very nice metal boxes from the 1920's (not able to take pictures of both boxes) but he wanted $150. 00 dollars which was way out of my price range.

Yes indeed your metal box looks like the 1920's /1930's.


https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364049

 

[SteveW1000]

PBCampbell thanks for the link. It would appear that the box was made between 1899 and 1932 when Pike were taken over by Norton. So about 100 yrs old. Unfortunately it doesn't have the bottom part of the box however it would appear that that would have been quite thin so might have just been sheet steel.

 

[metaldad]

wow. very nice find

 

[metaldad]

and, that link was a good read, PB