"SIMPLY SHOW THE KNIFE"

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:23 am

Saw this on Ebay yesterday and thought we should save it here for posterity's sake.

It's a Griffon Cutlery Works / Germany, equal-end, embossed metal handled penknife that would get its owner a fifty cent discount on a suit or overcoat when simply shown to the merchant, Stoll, Watson & Bergman of 9 Central Square, Youngstown, Ohio.

I assume the knife could be used for that discount more than once.

Charlie Noyes

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:22 am

Really cool knife Charlie. Don't you think that would have been during the early days of the Depression for that 50¢ to have been an incentive.

carrmillus · Post by **carrmillus** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:36 am

...that IS neat!!!!!.....

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LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:53 am

Nice advertising knife with a cool story Charlie!! Just wonder how many folks actually took advantage of this...

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:06 am

Goodness, I love that knife, Charlie! Fires on all my wants.

Mumbleypeg · Post by **Mumbleypeg** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:03 am

That is a rare one Charlie! Thanks for posting it. Reminds me of the old ballpark advertising sign "Hit it here, win a free suit".

Ken

Another Knife Collector · Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:15 pm

Strange, these days it seems no matter what knife I show the clerk at the store they give me a discount...

Just kidding, that's a really neat knife!

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:29 pm

Actually, I was thinking the knife dated from the early 1900's, it's definitely after 1891, due to its "GERMANY" stamp.

Definitely from a time when fifty cents was a considerable discount off the item being purchased.

It's an active Ebay auction, if anyone wants it, look it up there.

I'm surprised K7K, Ray, hasn't posted a half dozen just like it.

Charlie

mrwatch · Post by **mrwatch** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:29 am

Very nice. The first minimum wage was 25 cents. mid 1920,s. So 50 cents was a lot for many.

TripleF · Post by **TripleF** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:19 pm

Cool beans! Love it!

glennbad · Post by **glennbad** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:19 pm

Cool advertising knife! No expiration date for the discount though...

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:48 pm

I could have bought a suit with the price it went out at in the end when auction ended

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RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:43 pm

One-hundred-sixty-Plus dollars.

Some more than one somebodies wanted that knife.

Charlie Noyes

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:53 pm

RobesonsRme.com wrote:One-hundred-sixty-Plus dollars.

Some more than one somebodies wanted that knife.

Charlie Noyes

Seems like a lot of money for a German all metal handle knife, I think you posting the knife here had a lot to do with the final price it attained, nice knife in excellent condition though.

btrwtr · Post by **btrwtr** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:03 pm

I didn't bid but I sure wouldn't mind owning that one. Can't be too many of them floating around out there. Very cool Knife!

Wayne

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