Hi Tony & All,

Tony asked for info on Henry Boker. Per the DAT, the Boker companies
were in business 1837-1969. The names H. Boker, H.&R. Boker, and H.
Boker & Co. were all used, but it's not clear which was used when. The
H. is said, in various sources to stand for Henry, Herman, and Heinrich.
My personal guess is that different Bokers ran the company at diferent
times and all are right. As Tony said, they were primarily a German
company, but the tools were imported and sold by a U.S. affiliate. In
1899, they acquired a U.S. company and started making some tools here.

Best Wishes,
Bob