Remington's Cutlery Advertising and Marketing Strategies
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Ray you are correct. I believe the article was in the Oregon club newsletter where It gave indication as to how you could identify the different markings on a true Remington Nehi knife versus a counterfeit knife. Has a lot to do with the placement of the rivet, and with the bottom horizontal line on the Nehi bottle and so on...the article is there if I can find it I’ll re-posted. http://ibdennis.com/Nehi%200802a.pdf
My error it was an article in knife world.
My error it was an article in knife world.
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Thank you Rocky! It never occurred to me to look there. As I suspected, both mine are fakes. Ah well, such is life.
Thanks again,
Ray
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Your welcome Ray... I’m not good at looking up past discussions and info... but I did recall this in my internet Remington stuff. Glad I could help...feels good.
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Glad you brought this up Ray. Probably the most produced non official Remington knife made. I only own one example and it's not a very good one. "My impression " is it's all about the bottle opener. If it sticks past the inside of the heal it's right. Flush with the heal it's not original???????
I believe mine to be original?????
I believe mine to be original?????
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Keith,espn77 wrote:Glad you brought this up Ray. Probably the most produced non official Remington knife made. I only own one example and it's not a very good one. "My impression " is it's all about the bottle opener. If it sticks past the inside of the heal it's right. Flush with the heal it's not original???????
I believe mine to be original?????
I believe you are correct. See how much higher the 'heel pin' on yours is placed versus mine which is set on the seam of the heel? To me that is the giveaway.
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I do see that Ray. I never knew that was an indication
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Thought I’d share a rare advertising knife made by Remington that you don’t see much about. Remington’s R019 Leg/Boot knife. This one was made for Morris & Castle Circus. The web address below is to a fun read that mentions this show on one of the Canadian circuit tours. Morris and Castle shows also toured major fairs in the U.S. in the 1930’s as well as abroad.
https://conklinshows.com/history/storie ... mpede.html
https://conklinshows.com/history/storie ... mpede.html
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I'm pretty sure that's the knife we battled it out for on Ebay a few years ago. I believe that is the only one of those knives I've ever saw. To the victor go the spoils.
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Lol...you have a memory like an elephant! It is rare, this is the only one I’ve seen anywhere. Thanks for the look see.
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a Coca Cola collectors book shows a unauthorized advertising knife as a "Fantasy Knife."
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I’ve heard that, however... a fake is a fake is a fake, no matter how strong the fantasy is for it to be authentic and dreams of big money for junk! It makes me downright agitated that the so called fantasy knives, unauthorized knives, fake knives or whatever are listed and sold as a Remington because it has fake tang stamps. It’s a sham and one should not be allowed to sell one without full disclosures that it is not authentic.
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Here is one that makes me scratch my head. It a Dupont advertisement knife before they were involved in Remington. Or before we think they were involved.
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If you Guys have the old Knife World Publications from the past check Feb 2008. Nehi leg Knives by Dennis Ellingsen. Very good article, with pictures.
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A picture from the article. Off my scanner it is really poor, but maybe you can see some.
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Keith, maybe DuPont contracted Remington to make some advertising knives for them.espn77 wrote:Here is one that makes me scratch my head. It a Dupont advertisement knife before they were involved in Remington. Or before we think they were involved.
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Keith in my studies and research of the Remington company I seem to remember that “DuPont” (for short description) was involved in a wide and diverse arena of business and production and noting one particular product was gun powder,which if memory serves was used by UMC (United Metal Cartridge) products and continued after Remington merged with UMC. It makes logical sense that they may have had special knives made for marketing before and after the big buy out in the later 1920’s and beginning 1930’s. Your knife looks authentic by the pictures you’ve shown,(I believe it is a true blue beauty). I am at no surprise by the marketing example. I am surprise and pleased to see the example and its rare existence. WOW!!!!
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I'm not schooled of dupont's involvement in Remingtons ammunition department. Was there ammo involvement the same as the cutlery division?
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Keith as you know Remington not only had a cutlery division but also weapons, ammunition and various other production divisions. When DuPont bought the controlling shares of the companies stocks it placed them in the share holder’s drivers seat of the company as a whole...all production divisions.
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This is a good thread. Thought I'd ad some Vaccum Oil Company knives.