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Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
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Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
Anyone have a guess as to what this tag may have been used for? 
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Re: Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
i have a couple of metal tags..similar..they were inserted into a credit card machine...so both the customer and company were on the reciept.
yours is different, the metal tags i have are tin.
yours is different, the metal tags i have are tin.
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Re: Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
maybe it was attached to a display cabinet. the company was pre credit card.
johnnie f 1949
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Re: Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
i have been going around with another antique dealer on this subject..and he said they also were pre-credit card...notice the back of the plate...stockton credit plate???? antique dealers argue alot.
the copper colored tag may be a display case tag...
the copper colored tag may be a display case tag...
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Re: Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
sorry if i stopped the thread...can we see a photo of the back of that tag?
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Re: Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
Just the opposite from the front. My book says they were around from 1863-1932.
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Re: Will & Finck Manufacturing Cutlers Tag/Plaque
Show it to Bernie Levine.
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Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009