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singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:16 am

CHECK OUT THE KNIVES HERE, THOUGHT THIS WAS A NEAT THING TO SEE.
MT WIFE HAD THIS OLD CATOLOG FROM THE YEAR 1929 AND SAID TO ME "LOOK AND SEE IF THERE WERE ANY KNIVES IN IT" HERE'S WHAT I FOUND KINDA COOL. THOSE WERE THE DAYS. ONLY 5 OFFERED. 2 STAGS. THEY PAYED POSTAGE ON EVERYTHING. COURSE BACK THEN IN THE HEIGHT OF THE DEPRESSION .83 CENTS WAS PROBABLY A DAY OR 2S SALARY FOR MOST IF ANY.

SINGIN47

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:51 am

that is cool perry!

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:44 am

That looks like my Tip Top, except that it has a full blade.
At that price I will take 100 of those!

Dale

gmusic · Post by **gmusic** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:53 am

Great stuff!

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:50 pm

Before I reed orvets post I was thinking that TIP TOP was a way to say MINT back then.

This was very KOOL showing this piece of history.

I am glade I did NOT grow up through the depression. I know of many, many hardships the families went through. One short story. I know of is true. A family of 6 kids got up one morning and the only thing to eat was one jar of applesauce all day. Then ALL 8 had to go out and try to find work so they had food for the next day.

I came from a family of 8 kids and never went to bed hungry even if I was bad that day...

P.S. Most OLD CATOLOG FROM THE YEAR 1929 made good toilet paper back then....

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:58 pm

YEAH, MY DAD WAS BORN IN 1920 AND THEY WENT TO BED HUNGRY ALOT BACK THEN SO I TOO AM GLAD I DID NOT GROW UP BACK THEN, HE WAS IN A FAMILY WITH 9 KIDS.

SINGIN47

BamaFatman · Post by **BamaFatman** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:45 pm

Perry thanks for sharing this , Very cool piece of history.

Gunsmoke47 · Post by **Gunsmoke47** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:23 pm

I love it!

Great stuff!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:29 pm

A SUIT OF CLOTHES WITH 2 PAIR OF PANTS WAS $11.00 TO $15.00, PRETTY EXPENSIVE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT. IF YOU CONSIDER KNOW ONE HAD ANY MONEY REALLY.

SINGIN47

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:58 pm

Perry, Great stuff!

Always Fun to look at.

jfarmer · Post by **jfarmer** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:28 pm

Thats neat Perry. I sure would like to place an order from it

James

Dave O · Post by **Dave O** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:02 am

Makes me feel a little guilty. My old dad probably would wonder why a guy needs 400 pocket knives when one was good enough for his needs. We are a different breed in these days of plenty are we not?

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:59 am

AWESOME,Bro!!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:43 am

THANKS GUYS, I LIKE THE CATALOG BECAUSE IT'S FUN TO STEP BACK AND LOOK WHERE WE COME FROM SOMETIMES.

SINGIN47