All About Pocket Knives

I will post this here as well for all the switch blade lovers!

I found this interesting poem in a 1917 American Cutler magazine.

An Encomium of the Drop-Knife.

No knife is so slick,
It is quick on its trick
And a joy that will last you through life.
There is none 'neath the sun
Just like it, not one,
It's the Schrade Safety Push-Button Knife.

If the button is pressed
The blade does the rest,
Opens out like a thing all alive;
You break no thumb nail
In your efforts-that fail-
If you're owning this Push-Button Knife.

It's the handiest yet,
It is everyone's pet,
And with all good knife merits it's rife.
Its blades are rare steel,
And really ideal
Is this notable Push Button Knife.

It's the very quick pick
Of club, class and clique
Its equal they cannot contrive;
It's a true treasure trove,
And a thing you will love
Is this wonderful Push-Button Knife.

A. W. BELLAW, DeGroff, O.
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Right under the poem is this:

The Schrade Cutlery Co. of Walden N.Y.,
advises us that it is in a position to make
immediately deliveries on its famous safety
push-button pocket knives.

Neat stuff!

Encomium -- Had to look that one up. For common usage, it must have fallen out of favor over the years. Well written poem though.

Very cool.

Great reading Dimitri! One of my favorite things is perusing old advertisements for various items.The verbiage is always great;sometimes I have to stop a moment to think of what is exactly meant by a phrase.Mainly I am attracted to the lettering styles of the era and especially old letters when penmanship was considered above everything.
One piece I had(which is now housed in the family archives)was a handwritten pass from a Union officer that allowed my great-great grandfather(Henry Holbrook;Lt. US Army)to pass through the battle lines.The penmanship was extraordinary!Even everyday notes and sales receipts were written in a beautful script.
And the sad thing is that penmanship isn't even taught in school anymore(but that is not for discussion here).

Very cool (2nd)!

Dimitri - very interesting post. Like Jerry, I had to look up the word Encomium. Knew I had seen it before, but it has been a few decades. I guess it was written before button activated knives became evil.