Knife & Cutlery Ephemera

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Man! now that is a great group!!! ::tu::
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Here's another catalog from Carrier Cutlery.
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Here is one that I just got yesterday, Cattaraugus Cutlery Stock Cert!!! Man I was lucky to pick this one up.
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::tu:: very nice with original signature . Great find
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Robeson razor guarantee.
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Didn't realize we had an Ephemera post.I posted this somewhere the other day but will re-post here.A bill from Standart-Simmons Hardware dated November 6th 1911 which makes it just over 100 years old.
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Here are 2 that I just picked up. The Case postcard is dated 1954. Not being a Case collector I am not familiar with the salesman's name on it??

The stock is dated 1918 from Geneva Cutlery.
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A present from my son. Now how cool is that! I mean this thing is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it. What great son I have. ::ds:: ::ds:: ::ds::
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PA Knives wrote:A present from my son. Now how cool is that! I mean this thing is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it. What great son I have. ::ds:: ::ds:: ::ds::

Sweet ::tu:: I wonder if they ever made a "Tidioute" Script in the bone like that? Sooo Cooooool...

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Very nice gift David 8) ::tu::
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Wow! very nice David!.
Man.why can't I get something like that once! ::shrug:: :roll:
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A view of the inside of the Queen City Cutlery, Titusville, PA, 1922.
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David, that's a great picture, would you mind posting that pic in the General Knife Discussion in the "Picture Post Card" thread? Appreciate it. Thanks.
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NYKC?
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Bonehead, those items are FREAKING AWESOME, sure wished you could send me copies in high resolution to my private email.!!!!!!!
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I am extremely proud to show off my latest acquisition. This is an original $100 stock certificat for the Eldred Cutlery Company, Eldred Pennsylvania. At this time they were making knives for the Platts Brothers. The awesome toenails we drool over and lots more. This was originally on eBay for $500. I didn't pay that much, but certainly a hefty amount, but think about it, "where you gonna find another one?" These types of things interest the heck out of me and provide good leads for historical research. 1906 man to have been there would have been awesome.
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Very nice David,

Where in the world did you hunt these down? My searches always leave me wondering if many exist. Hope to see those in the future Knife World article. ::tu::
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::tu:: Very nice David !
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Here's a little Rochester Stamping Company / Robeson Cutlery Company booklet alerting customers to the planned presence of company representatives at the "Hardware Convention" to take place February 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The front of the booklet is signed, "J. R. Underwood", although it might be "J.K.."

The booklet measures 3" x 6".

It has multiple pages for filling in needed orders, name & address pages, etc.

I suspect Hardware Conventions were a big deal at the time.

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RobesonsRme.com wrote:Here's a little Rochester Stamping Company / Robeson Cutlery Company booklet alerting customers to the planned presence of company representatives at the "Hardware Convention" to take place February 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The front of the card is signed, "J. R. Underwood", although it might be "J.K.."

The booklet measures 3" x 6".

It has multiple pages for filling in needed orders, name & address pages, etc.

I suspect Hardware Conventions were a big deal at the time.

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Very nice one Charlie,

Is this booklet a new pick-up? You know what they say, Big things come in small packages, very cool booklet ::tu::
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BH; Yes, it's a relatively new pick-up. I bought it off Ebay in December.

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Charlie,

I love that sort of thing. Excellent find and nice addition to your children's inheritance. At least that's the way my son sees it. ::groove::
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Here is a nice old "Press Button" box and few examples of what was offered
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This one of the best threads on the site IMO! While not any paper goods, I thought I would show this NYKC/Hammer EO here that just arrived today (on the right in pic) after seeing some of the old NYKC boxes in here.
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