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D.M.Co IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTON-HOLE CUTTER'S KNIFE

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:01 pm
by Draac
D.M.Co IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTON-HOLE CUTTER'S KNIFE

Description: Vintage/Antique knife D.M.Co. Pat. Sept 3 1872.
Brass and steel, double edge Blade slides in and out. About 5 3/4" open 3 1/2" closed.

Note: Thomas B. Doolittle's Improved Button Hole Cutter
(Patent Number 131,085) assigned and produced by the Doolittle Manufacturing Company (D.M. Co) of Bridgeport Conn.

Patent Document: http://www.google.com/patents?id=lTJDAA ... CCwQ6AEwAA

An unusual find I couldn't resist, it’s old and odd, that's my thing...:+)

Draac

Re: D.M.Co IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTON-HOLE CUTTERS KNIFE

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:39 pm
by FRJ
What a neat tool, Draac. Thanks for showing it.
Old and odd is nice.

Re: D.M.Co IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTON-HOLE CUTTERS KNIFE

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:44 pm
by TripleF
Very knice!!