THE W & H CO + USA + NEWARK NJ = Whitehead & Hoag.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my collection. It is a W & H, two blades, two tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, all metal, advertising, pocket knife. Both the main blade and the secondary blade tang stamps are the curved or arched style, WITHOUT the USA in the center. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE W. & H. CO. (over) NEWARK, N.J." The secondary blade front tang stamp also says, "THE W. & H. CO. (over) NEWARK, N.J." The main handle side says, "SCOTTISH UNION & NATIONAL - INSURANCE COMPANY - HARTFORD, CONN." and also has a "coat of arms" or "crest" type of logo or emblem. The other handle side says, "1824-ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY-1924" This is my eleventh, W & H pocket knife, that advertises this particular company, business, product, organization, event, etc. My other ten, "SCOTTISH UNION" pocket knives, have ALL been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does NOT have a half stop. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does have a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. This pocket knife did NOT need cleaning. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** TRIVIA *****
See My Post From Friday, October 21, 2022.

[Miller Bro's]

Great group of knives Skip!

[New_Windsor_NY]

Great.....

Thank you, Dimitri.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Recently, my visit to the post office produced this advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my collection. It is a W & H, two blades, two tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, one spring, all metal, advertising, pocket knife. Both blades have the curved or arched style tang stamp, WITHOUT the USA in the center. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE W & H CO (over) NEWARK, NJ" The secondary blade front tang stamp says, "THE W & H CO (over) NEWARK, NJ" The main handle side says, "DAHLSTROM METALLIC DOOR CO. - JAMESTOWN, N.Y." It also has a round company logo or emblem that says, "DAHLSTROM - PATENT DOOR - TRADEMARK US PAT OFF - ARTISTIC - EVERLASTING - SANITARY AND FIREPROOF" But, unlike my other two DAHLSTROM METALLIC DOOR CO pocket knives, the other handle side on this DAHLSTROM METALLIC DOOR CO pocket knife says nothing, it is blank. This is my third, W & H pocket knife, that advertises this particular company, business, product, event, etc. My other two W & H, "DAHLSTROM METALLIC DOOR CO." pocket knives, were both previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does have a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT require any cleaning. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** TRIVIA *****
See My Post, Under This Topic Or Thread, From Wednesday, October 18, 2023.

[Miller Bro's]

never seen that type before

[New_Windsor_NY]

.....

Thank you, Dimitri.

[Miller Bro's]

Yesterday afternoon, my trip to the post office produced this advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my collection. It is a L. F. & C. (Landers, Frary, & Clark), two blades, two tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, one spring, all metal, advertising, pattern or style of pocket knife. Both tang stamps are the block style. The main blade front tang stamp says, "L. F. & C. (over) U.S.A." The secondary blade front tang stamp also says, "L. F. & C. (over) U.S.A." The main handle side says, "THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY - HARTFORD, CONN.-TICKET DEPARTMENT." The other handle side says, "THE LARGEST MULTIPLE LINE - INSURANCE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD" This is my third TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY pocket knife with L. F. & C. tang stamps. But the other two Landers, Frary, & Clark pocket knives say, "THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY - HARTFORD, CONN.-TICKET DEPARTMENT." on BOTH SIDES. Landers, Frary, & Clark is just ONE of the knife or cutlery companies that I suspect POSSIBLY made, or at the very least, POSSIBLY had a hand in, the manufacturing of THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY advertising pocket knives for The Whitehead & Hoag Company.

Nice ones Skip


This is also a L.F.&C. Marked knife, unused blades as new, sorry don't have a photo of it with the blades open.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Nice.....

This.....

Thank you, Dimitri.

Dimitri, that's a G@@D LKING
Landers, Frary & Clark.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Yesterday morning, my trip to the post office produced this advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my collection. It is a W & H, one blade, one tang stamp, 2 7/32" closed, all metal, advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. It has the curved or arched style of tang stamp, WITH the "USA" in the middle. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE W & H CO (over) USA (over) NEWARK NJ" This is my third W & H pocket knife that advertises this particular business, company, event, organization, product, etc. The main handle side says, "ALLEGHENY TRUST CO. - PITTSBURGH, PA" It also has "PAT. PEND." under the blade pivot pin. The other handle side says, "NEW BUILDING OPENING - --1929--" My other two, ALLEGHENY TRUST CO. pocket knives, were both previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a SOFT half stop. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** TRIVIA *****
Back on October 19, 2022, and March 28, 2025, I posted my first and second W & H, ALLEGHENY TRUST CO., pocket knives. Doing just basic, simple, Google searches, did NOT provide any information about, or show any items pertaining to, the ALLEGHENY TRUST CO., PITTSBURGH, PA. Doing yet another basic, simple, Google search (for this posted pocket knife), provided the same results. NO information, NO items.
**A reminder.....the stock market crashed on Black Monday, October 28, 1929.**

[New_Windsor_NY]

A few days ago, my visit to the post office produced this advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my collection. As soon as I got it to my house, it went into SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. And as soon as I finished taking these pictures, it went back into SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. It is a W & H, two blades, two tang stamps, 3" closed, one spring, advertising, pocket knife. Both blades have a curved or arched style tang stamp, WITHOUT the USA in the center. BUT, unlike the other two, usual, W & H curved or arched style tang stamps, WITH or WITHOUT the USA in the center, these two tang stamps have the W & H (Whitehead & Hoag) spelled out. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE WHITEHEAD (over) & (over) HOAG CO (over) NEWARK, N.J." The secondary blade front tang stamp says, "THE WHITEHEAD (over) & (over) HOAG CO (over) NEWARK, N.J." The main handle side says, "L. FOWLER COMPLIMENTS OF H. T. FOWLER - FOWLER COMMISSION CO. - KANSAS CITY, MO." The other handle side says, "RECEIVERS * SHIPPERS GRAIN, FEED AND HAY. - CONSIGNMENTS AND OPTION ORDERS SOLICITED - BRANCH ?????: TEXARKANA, TEXAS; PINE BLUFF, ARK.; PAOLA, KAS." This is my first, W & H pocket knife, that advertises this particular company, business, product, event, etc. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does NOT have a closing snap. The secondary blade does have a GOOD half stop. The secondary blade does have an OK opening snap. The secondary blade does have an OK closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in FAIR condition. This pocket knife did require some minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Here is, in alphabetical order, the updated list of states that are represented by some,
but not all of, the advertising on these "W & H" pocket knives (as of this posting).
Also, there are two Canadian cities represented, as of this posting.
These are MY posted pocket knives that ONLY have the "W & H" (Whitehead & Hoag) tang stamp(s).
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Montreal, Canada and Winnipeg, Canada.

***** TRIVIA *****
Just doing a VERY basic, simple, Google search, produced absolutely NO
information and NO items pertaining to the FOWLER COMMISSION COMPANY.

[New_Windsor_NY]

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.....AGAIN.

Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this Whitehead & Hoag Company "oddity" pocket knife. It is DEFINITELY NOT one of the "usual" styles or patterns of the Whitehead & Hoag Company, advertising pocket knives. I am posting it here because IT IS DEFINITELY a Whitehead & Hoag Company, advertising, pocket knife. It is a W & H, one blade, one blade stamp, one "bolster" stamp, 3 3/8" closed (in the sheath), 5 1/4" overall length (blade & sheath combined). This pocket knife has a block style blade stamp. The blade stamp says, "W. & H. Cᴏ̲ (over) NEWARK, N.J." The "bolster" stamp says, "E. FABER. U.S.A." (possibly Eberhard Faber?) Both handle sides appear to have had advertising on them, but NOT MUCH remains. What I can make out of the remaining letters on one side looks like "PRINTING" On the other side, I can make out "TORONTO" "LONDON" Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Here is the link to my previously posted, "SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT"
"W & H", pharmacist "blade", spatula, or tool. The link is good as of this posting.
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 5#p1155535
Or see my post on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

***** TRIVIA *****
If the "E. FABER" that is stamped on the posted pocket knife "bolster" is indeed Eberhard Faber,
then there is PLENTY of information, and PLENTY of items pertaining to Eberhard Faber, online.
The following tidbit of information came from the Eberhard Faber website. (https://www.eberhardfaber.com/)
"Eberhard Faber's history"
"The history of Eberhard Faber is closely linked to the history of the Faber-Castell pencil dynasty. Eberhard Faber, born in 1822, belongs to the fourth generation of pencil makers from Franconia. In the middle of the 19th century he emigrated to America. He founded later his own pencil company there. Today Eberhard Faber is once again part of Faber-Castell, one of the oldest family businesses in the world. The history of Eberhard Faber is turbulent. When its eponym was born in Stein near Nuremberg in 1822, his family had been running a pencil factory for generations. Eberhard grew up with two brothers who were older than him: One is called Lothar, the other Johann. All three were born with pencils in their cradle. When his father died, his eldest brother, Lothar, took over the management of the manufactory. Lothar writes industrial history: His company A.W. Faber turns pencils into brand articles! This had never happened before! From 1843, you can even buy A.W. Faber pencils in America. At the age of 27 Eberhard and his young family set off for New York. There he took over the management of the foreign subsidiary of A.W. Faber. Eberhard, Lothar and Johann fight for the success of the family tradition. But they are powerful competitors. In 1861 Eberhard started his own production in New York. In 1879 Johann, his middle brother, also set up his own pencil business in Nuremberg. The two younger brothers bitterly quarrel with each other and with the oldest, Lothar. He still runs the manufactory in Stein near Nuremberg. When Eberhard Faber died in 1879, his company, the E. Faber Pencil Company, has been transferred to his sons Eberhard and Lothar. In 1922 the two brothers found a German subsidiary in Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate, not far from Nuremberg. In Franconia they produced pencils, coloured pencils and erasers; since 1965 also handicraft products for creative design. The new slogan was: We foster creativity at every age! 1978 is a turning point in the history of Eberhard Faber. The company was sold and the trademark rights for Europe were sold to Staedtler. But the family tradition is strong: 32 years later Staedtler sells the European rights of Eberhard Faber to Faber-Castell. This is how Lothar's former company A.W. Faber has been called since 1898: Eberhard Faber is now back in family ownership. The story of Eberhard Faber is also the story of a reconciliation: Since 2010, all three brother brands have been reunited under one roof."

[Miller Bro's]

WOW, my kind of knife Skip!!

[New_Windsor_NY]

WOW.....

Dimitri, if it's a Whitehead & Hoag,
then it's my kind of knife too.

[doglegg]

Cool, cool, cool!!! Those 2 are eye catchers. Thanks for showing them Skip.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Cool.....

Thanks for lking at them, Floyd.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Very recently, my visit to the post office produced this advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my collection. It is a "W & H", one blade, one tang stamp, 2 7/32" closed, all metal, advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. It has the curved or arched style of tang stamp, WITH the "USA" in the middle. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE W & H CO (over) USA (over) NEWARK, NJ" The main handle side says, "R. L. HARRIS - ROAD MACHINERY - KNOXVILLE, TENN." The other handle side says nothing, it is blank. This is my first "W & H" pocket knife that advertises this business, company, event, organization, product, etc. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have an OK opening snap. The main blade does have a GOOD closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did require a VERY minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Here is, in alphabetical order, the updated list of states that are represented by some,
but not all of, the advertising on these "W & H" pocket knives (as of this posting).
Also, there are two Canadian cities represented, as of this posting.
These are MY posted pocket knives that ONLY have the "W & H" (Whitehead & Hoag) tang stamp(s).
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Montreal, Canada and Winnipeg, Canada.

***** TRIVIA *****
Just doing a VERY basic, simple, Google search, produced absolutely
NO information and NO items pertaining to R. L. HARRIS ROAD MACHINERY.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Very recently, my trip to the post office produced this advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my collection. It is a "W & H", one blade, one tang stamp, 2 7/32" closed, all metal, advertising, fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. It has the curved or arched style of tang stamp, WITH the "USA" in the middle. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE W & H CO (over) USA (over) NEWARK, NJ" The main handle side says, "COMPLIMENTS OF THE - EMAUS NATIONAL BANK - EMAUS, PA." The other handle side says, "FOUR COUNTY - FIREMENS CONVENTION - JUNE 19-20, 1925" This is my first "W & H" pocket knife that advertises this business, company, event, organization, product, etc. The main blade does have a SOFT half stop. The main blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife needed a VERY minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** TRIVIA *****
Just doing a VERY basic, simple, Google search, produced absolutely
NO information and NO items pertaining to the FOUR COUNTY FIREMENS CONVENTION.
Just doing a VERY basic, simple, Google search, did produce information and items
pertaining to THE EMAUS NATIONAL BANK. The following information is from the
website at https://banknotehistory.spmc.org/wiki/Main_Page

***** TOWN HISTORY *****
"Emmaus is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is located 5 miles southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is 50 miles north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's largest city, and 20 miles (32 km) west of the Delaware River. The population of Emmaus was 11,211 in 2010. Emmaus was settled in the 1740s and dates its founding to 1759. Shelter House, the oldest building in the borough, was constructed in 1734. For approximately 100 years, until the mid-19th century, it was a closed community of the Moravian Church. The original land on which the town now lies was donated by Sebastian Heinrich Knauss and Jacob Ehrenhardt for use by the Moravian church. The founders and original residents of the town were members of the Lutheran and Reformed faiths, who joined the Moravian church when their own denominations were unable to provide ministers. Emmaus was one of the four leading Moravian communities in the northeast United States at the time of its founding; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lititz, Pennsylvania and Nazareth, Pennsylvania were the three others. The borough was named for the biblical village of Emmaus (now within modern Israel), where, according to the New Testament, Jesus was seen by his disciples Luke and Cleopas following his crucifixion and resurrection. From its founding in 1759 until 1830, the settlement's name was spelled "Emmaus." From 1830 until 1938 the community used the Pennsylvania Dutch spelling of the name: "Emaus" with a line above the "m" to indicate a double letter. As English became the prevalent language in Pennsylvania the line often was omitted, leading to confusion about the correct spelling. In 1938, the local Rotary Club circulated petitions and the borough formally changed the spelling to "Emmaus," matching the English King James Version. Iron ore was discovered nearby in the 19th century and served as a source of industrial growth for much of the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1859, the East Pennsylvania Railroad (later part of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad) brought trains to Emmaus. That same year, the town was incorporated as a borough. In 1869, the town's first blast furnace opened. The largest iron company was Donaldson Iron Company, which made cast iron pipes and other products until the company closed in 1943. During the 19th century, Emmaus was also a center of silk and cigar manufacturing. Emmaus had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes."

***** BANK HISTORY *****
"Organized January 12, 1904, Chartered February 15, 1904, Opened for business April 19, 1904, Bank was Open past 1935.
Much credit is due to P.C. Weaver, the principal projector of the founding of a bank in Emaus as well as other directors of the Home Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Emaus. Early in October, 1903, a meeting was held at the Eagle hotel for the purpose of effecting an organization. E.A. Stansfield, ex-burgess, was elected chairman and H.W. Jarrett, secretary. Hon. M.C.L. Kline was the first speaker and explained the process of creating a bank and suggested the name Emaus National Bank. The following were appointed to petition for a charter: Elias Bitter, Allentown; John S. Yeager, Allentown; Levenus H. Miller, Zionsville; Silas G. Croll, Trexlertown; Francis Kline, Upper Milford; Dr. M.J. Backenstoe, Emaus. A committee was appointed to solicit further subscriptions with the goal of raising capital of $50,000. By October 15, 480 of the 500 shares were sold at $100 per share and the remaining 20 shares were purchased by the committee. There were 98 stockholders. On November 9, 1903, the stockholders of the Emaus National bank elected the following directors: John Yeager, Henry W. Jarrett, Menno Geissinger, Amandus Schuler, Henry Knauss, E.A. Stansfield, Aaron Weinberger, Charles D. Brown, and Dr. M.J. Backenstoe. The board organized by electing Mr. Yeager president, Mr. Jarrett, vice president. Kehl Markley of Macungle was elected cashier but declined. E.E. Lorentz would be selected as cashier along with his nephew R. Lorentz Miller, teller; and solicitor Marcus C.L. Kline, Esq. On June 7, 1907, a contract for the erection of a new bank building three stories and basement was awarded to William H. Gangewere, Allentown contractor, at a cost of $38,820. The building was occupied for transacting business on December 10, 1908. At this occupancy the capital of the bank was 75,000. On January 13, 1911, J.A. Brunner was elected vice president, a position he held until advanced to president. On Monday, April 27, 1942, the Allentown National bank opened an Emmaus branch in the former offices of the Emaus National Bank. The deposit liabilities of the Emaus National were assumed by the Allentown National and regular banking service continued without interruption. A greater than two thirds majority of stockholders of the Emaus National Bank decided upon liquidation and appointed a liquidating committee consisting of Robert S. Stoneback, president, Arthur R. Hauser, and Edgar S. Fink. The transfer was compensated in cash and other liquid assets. Establishment of the branch marked another notable advancement for the Allentown National, second oldest banking house in the Lehigh Valley at the time. Established in 1855 as a State bank, it was chartered in 1865 as a national bank. Reuben J. Butz was president of the Allentown National Bank; he had been a cashier at the Emaus National Bank. Personnel of the branch other than the manager remained the same; Walter L. Snyder of the Allentown staff was placed in charge of the Emmaus branch."

[Miller Bro's]

Very interesting history Skip

[New_Windsor_NY]

Very.....

Thank you, Dimitri.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Recently, my visit to the post office produced this "advertising" pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the most recent example to be added to my collection. It is a W & H, one blade, 2 1/2" closed (NOT including the loop or ring), all metal, "advertising", fob or key ring, pattern or style of pocket knife. This pocket knife has the curved or arched style of tang stamp, WITH the "USA" in the middle. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE W & H CO (over) USA (over) NEWARK NJ" The main handle side says, "MERRY CHRISTMAS" The other handle side says, "PAT. PEND." above the pivot pin. This is my first W & H, fob or key ring pocket knife, in THIS PARTICULAR PATTERN OR STYLE, that "advertises" this particular holiday, business, company, product, event, etc. I have two other W & H, "CHRISTMAS" pocket knives, in a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PATTERN OR STYLE, that were both previously posted under this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does NOT have an opening snap. The main blade does have an OK closing snap. The seller also included a fob chain. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** TRIVIA *****
The following bit of information is from a website called WONDEROPOLIS (https://www.wonderopolis.org/).
"Merry Christmas…and a Happy New Year! Those are words that you will likely hear many times during the holiday season. But have you ever stopped to WONDER why those are the words you hear? Why don't people wish you a Festive Christmas? And a Merry New Year? In fact, why is Christmas merry when no other occasion seems to be? After all, you probably don't wish people a Merry Birthday very often. You probably also don't hear many Merry Hanukkahs or Merry Ramadans either! What's the deal? Historians and linguists can't pinpoint for sure exactly why we tend to use Merry Christmas. The greeting dates back to at least 1534 in London, when it was written in a letter sent to Henry VIII's chief minister Thomas Cromwell from bishop John Fisher. Scholars also note the phrase was used in the 16th century English carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Merry Christmas certainly picked up steam in 1843 with the publication of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. That same year the phrase also appeared on the first commercially-sold Christmas card. Despite its prevalence in the United States and its historical underpinnings, Merry Christmas never gained universal support. For example, Clement C. Moore's The Night Before Christmas ends with the words, “A Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night." Each year, Queen Elizabeth also wishes British citizens a Happy Christmas in her annual broadcast. In fact, Happy Christmas tends to be the preferred phrase for a significant minority of Great Britain. Why might this be? It could be the queen's influence. A rumor has circulated that Queen Elizabeth prefers happy to merry, because the word merry, to her, carries with it a sense of boisterousness and even intoxication. A linguistic comparison of happy and merry lends support to this theory. Early church leaders in Great Britain may have encouraged Christian followers to be happy rather than engage in merrymaking! In this sense, Happy Christmas is a bit more conservative and reserved than Merry Christmas, which conveys a more emotional, unrestrained celebration. No one knows for sure why Merry Christmas became the more popular greeting in the United States. Some Christians believe it is a more fitting greeting, given the unrestrained and emotional response followers should have to a celebration of the birth of their Savior, Jesus Christ."

[Miller Bro's]

[New_Windsor_NY]

.....

Thank you, Dimitri.

[New_Windsor_NY]

A few days ago, my trip to the post office produced this advertising pocket knife. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also became the latest example to be added to my collection. It is a W & H, two blades, two tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, one spring, all metal, advertising, pattern or style of pocket knife. Both tang stamps are the curved or arched style, WITHOUT the U.S.A. in the center. The main blade front tang stamp says, "THE W. & H. CO. (over) NEWARK, N.J." The secondary blade front tang stamp also says, "THE W. & H. CO. (over) NEWARK, N.J." The main handle side has an embossed image of a train. The other handle side says, "THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY - HARTFORD, CONN.-TICKET DEPARTMENT" This is DEFINITELY my fourth or POSSIBLY my fifth, "THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY" pocket knife with W & H tang stamps. FOUR of these pocket knives, INCLUDING THIS POCKET KNIFE, have the embossed image of a train on the main handle side, and the text, "THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY - HARTFORD, CONN.-TICKET DEPARTMENT" on the other handle side. ONE pocket knife has NO TEXT ADVERTISING AT ALL. But, it DOES HAVE the embossed image of a train on BOTH of the handle sides. So, I am 99.999% positive that it is a "THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY" pocket knife. ALL FOUR of these W & H pocket knives, have been previously posted, under and throughout, this topic or thread. The main blade does have a WEAK half stop. The main blade does have a GOOD opening snap. The main blade does have a GOOD closing snap. The secondary blade does have a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD opening snap. The secondary blade does have a VERY GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. This pocket knife did NOT require cleaning. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures, here it is.
Captions, if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** TRIVIA *****
Please see my post on Thursday, September 28, 2023.
Or.....
Please see my post on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

[Miller Bro's]

Another good find Skip

[C-WADE7]

Cool one Skip, appeals to the knife and train fan both.