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CHICAGO MAIL ORDER CO.
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:16 am
by singin46
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
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:51 am
by jonet143
that is cool perry!
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:44 am
by orvet
That looks like my Tip Top, except that it has a full blade.
At that price I will take 100 of those!
Dale
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:53 am
by gmusic
Great stuff!
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:50 pm
by justold52
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....
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:58 pm
by singin46
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
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:45 pm
by BamaFatman
Perry thanks for sharing this , Very cool piece of history.
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:23 pm
by Gunsmoke47
I love it!
Great stuff!
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:29 pm
by singin46
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
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:58 pm
by MITCH RAPP
Perry, Great stuff!
Always Fun to look at.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:28 pm
by jfarmer
Thats neat Perry. I sure would like to place an order from it
James
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:02 am
by Dave O
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?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:59 am
by johnnierotten
AWESOME,Bro!!
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:43 am
by singin46
THANKS GUYS, I LIKE THE CATALOG BECAUSE IT'S FUN TO STEP BACK AND LOOK WHERE WE COME FROM SOMETIMES.
SINGIN47