Knife & Cutlery Ephemera

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Knife & Cutlery Ephemera

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When I posted the topic of knife boxes LT & PAknives posted some ephemera so I thought I would start one just for the paper items, billheads, letters, calling cards, post cards, trade cards, catalogs etc. I love the graphics on some of these.

I will start with a few from a rare New York mark that H & J W King. Their trademark was a K inside of a crown. I have 2 knives from the company and I think they are sheffield made.

So if you have any so show us please do.
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I started this post but never posted anymore after the first. I will start again and hope others will add to it.

Here are a couple of pages from an original Nagle ad.
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That Nagle ad is real neat! ::tu:: I've posted this before but it belongs in this thread.
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OK Mike, I don't have near the things you do but here goes.
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Neat PA related billhead
Neat PA related billhead
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More PA related info
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Neat old Billhead
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MORE MORE MORE MORE
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Billhead from PHILA
Billhead from PHILA
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Rare one
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If you read my book you will know what this is from
If you read my book you will know what this is from
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MORE pa billheads
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A book owned and written by Sam Mason, Beaver Falls era
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David, your J.M.Vance label reminded me I had a knife made by them (or for them?). Hope it is O.K. to post it in this "paper" thread!?
Just to illustrate their amazing quality!
If not, I will delete with delight. :roll:
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Are you kidding Charlie, knives are always welcome!!! PA you got some great stuff there.

That Andrew Case card is one I have seen before and wish I would have bid on when it came up, that was long time ago that I noticed it.

Since you put a Case in here is Andrew Case's calling card from Cattaraugus Cutlery. Indian girl on the front.

Also a Robeson Cutlery & Rochester Stamping photo with all the salesman throughout the country and a Christmas card from Robeson.
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Nice snapshots of history Mike! Life was simple before Email!! :roll:
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You are so right Charlie, Here are a few more. 2 Napanoch business cards and New York Knife Co calling post card. I picked up the NY Knife Co card at the Lakeland Florida show in Feb.
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Those are some really nice examples of ephemera everybody. I especially like the Napanoch business cards, galvanic1882.
This is the only ephemera I own. It's a billhead for A. F. Bannister & Co. of Newark, NJ.
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I always liked Bannister knives, had a few but not right now.

Here are a couple of unused picture cards from Joseph Rodgers, check out the knives on the cards!!!!
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Wow! :shock:
The first knife is very impressive. I wonder if any modern knifemaker would ever take a crack at trying to make a reproduction. :lol:
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I would love to see that. Do you see on the one card it stated that it took 2 years to complete the knife!!!
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I love the cattaraugus Indian girl ::nod::
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galvanic1882 wrote:Do you see on the one card it stated that it took 2 years to complete the knife!!!
2 years. That's incredible. I would imagine that they had more than one person working on the knife. Think about how long it would take for one person to do all that work by themselves!
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I love this thread, I want to see more. so here is more of mine
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Union Razor Stocke Certificate signed by W.R. Brown himself
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I love these old billheads
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I like this one also David, great to see such cutlery history. Here are few Cattaraugus time cards, there are alot of these around but check out the names on these.
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Whooo ! Great stuff guys. ::tu::

I especially like the photo of Bill Atkins, and the sign for IXL ice cream. :lol:

And Mike.... I still love those time cards. 8)

I have one trade card that tickles me thanks to a tip from Mike.....but my @#%! scanner isn't working. :x

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Great thread everybody. Keep 'em comin'. Mike, I like looking at the wages that show on those time cards. The average American's pay was about a quarter an hour, MAYBE a little more but not much.

How 'bout this Case Brothers handbill? Their names, from left to right are: John Bottom, Peter Schellhaas, Harry Niles(hey,MM, that name ring a bell?), Austin Pearson, William Bottom, Charles Gill and Walter Gill.

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This is a great thread. The stories behind the knives. ::tu::
Gets you thinking about life in those times!!

(I wonder what IXL ice cream tasted like??)
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A few more gems from my collection
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Smethport plant. Man I wished I had a knife from there!!!!!!!
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I bet IXL ice cream taste kinda like carbon steel from England, or is that Vermont. NOT SURE ::shrug::
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Here is a picture of a old Keen Kutter poster. About 2 ft. x 3 ft. It looks a lot better than my poor picture taking ability shows.
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original wraping paper around remington knives. I think it was called glassene paper.
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Great thread guys! 8)

All I have to offer is encouragement, but that's easy because I love seeing all this old stuff from days gone by. Keep it coming!

Thanks for sharing it with us. ::tu::
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