Two older advertising knives/watch fobs..ect

[raincrowe]

I would like to feature two small one-bladed knives/watch-fobs....ect

1) a three inch wrench shaped knife stamped on handle..The blade is stamped.... Voos made in the U.S.A.
Patented The Continental Fibre Co.
Vulcanized Fiber & Bakelight-Dilecto
Newark Delaware

2) a small approx. three inch knife blade unmarked the handle is stamped
Fred Medart MFG.Co
Both items seems to be older...By looking online I did find some but not very much information
I would like to know more about these knives if anyone has any information I would appreciate it...

[knife7knut]

I have one(unmarked) like the 1st advertising the Marietta Torpedo Co. Torpedoes in this case were containers filled with nitroglycerine & dropped down into well shafts to put out oil well fires.
The other one is new to me.

EDIT: the torpedo's original use was to create oil wells. It was much later that it was found to be useful in extinguishing well fires.

[raincrowe]

It's good to see another knife...Both knives are marked (Patented)...Does that mean only the Voos knife Co. could make that pattern?
Thanks for showing the knife!!

[Ridgegrass]

Crowe and 7: J.O'.

[raincrowe]

It's good to see another knife...Both knives are marked (Patented)...Does that mean only the Voos knife Co. could only make that pattern?
Thanks for showing the knife!!

[raincrowe]

I couldn't find another adverting knife from Fred Mcdart MGF. Co
I did find were they sold a scabbard for WW1 bolo knife made by plumb St. Louis dated 1918
https://www.ima-usa.com/products/origin ... 7625505861