Bob speaks truth. To which I will add:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=390182185526 Would
indicate that ILANOY was the name of the cheapest line that they offered
with OVB top-of-the-line and Hibbard the 2nd line.

Darren Addy Kearney, NE

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Bob Sturgeon  wrote:
> Joe: =A0 IL-A-Noy (Slang for Illinois) was a house brand for the big
> hardware company of Hibbard, Spencer, =A0Bartlett & Company, Chicago,
> Illinois. Started business about 1865. =A0There hardware catalogs ran
> about 3000 pages. Some of there other tool brands were O.V..B (Our
> Very Best), Hibbard, Cruso, and True Value. =A0One house tool brand
> was Revenoc, named after John Conover ( Conover spelled backwards).
> =A0Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett sold out in 1962 to John Cotter & Co.,
> which became True Value Hardware Stores.
>
> Bob Sturgeon.
>
> _ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Meyer"  To:
>  Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:59 PM Subject:
> [OldTools] Ilanoy
>
>
> Anybody got any info on this name/company? It's on the cutter of a
> jack plane, only other marking is "#5" ahead of front knob. I searched
> the archive, and the only occurence is an unanswered question from
> march of 2000. I'm hoping someone's uncovered some info since then.
>
> Joe M.
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