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NutAndBoltKing
05-16-03, 08:48 AM
Unable to control my compulsion for old tools I found and bought an old oil can at a garage sale. It has "OVB Our Very Best" stamped on it and was made by "HBS & Co. in Chicago, Illinois."

Does anyone know what the initials "HBS" stood for?

Thanks!

WeldGod
05-18-03, 02:44 PM
eel your pain, I can not pass up ANY tool at a garage sale.
NutAndBoltKing
05-18-03, 05:48 PM
I received an email explaining the initials HSB stood for an old Chi-Town hardware store chain named Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company that used OVB - "Our Very Best" as their slogan.