Knife & Cutlery Ephemera
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Knife & Cutlery Ephemera
When I posted the topic of knife boxes LT & PAknives posted some ephemera so I thought I would start one just for the paper items, billheads, letters, calling cards, post cards, trade cards, catalogs etc. I love the graphics on some of these.
I will start with a few from a rare New York mark that H & J W King. Their trademark was a K inside of a crown. I have 2 knives from the company and I think they are sheffield made.
So if you have any so show us please do.
I will start with a few from a rare New York mark that H & J W King. Their trademark was a K inside of a crown. I have 2 knives from the company and I think they are sheffield made.
So if you have any so show us please do.
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I started this post but never posted anymore after the first. I will start again and hope others will add to it.
Here are a couple of pages from an original Nagle ad.
Here are a couple of pages from an original Nagle ad.
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That Nagle ad is real neat! I've posted this before but it belongs in this thread.
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OK Mike, I don't have near the things you do but here goes.
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- POST CARD FROM KANE.PA
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- Neat PA related billhead
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- More PA related info
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- Little valley NY
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- Neat old Billhead
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MORE MORE MORE MORE
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- CASE plant
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- Billhead from PHILA
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- Rare one
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- MORE pa billheads
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- A book owned and written by Sam Mason, Beaver Falls era
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David, your J.M.Vance label reminded me I had a knife made by them (or for them?). Hope it is O.K. to post it in this "paper" thread!?
Just to illustrate their amazing quality!
If not, I will delete with delight.
Just to illustrate their amazing quality!
If not, I will delete with delight.
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Are you kidding Charlie, knives are always welcome!!! PA you got some great stuff there.
That Andrew Case card is one I have seen before and wish I would have bid on when it came up, that was long time ago that I noticed it.
Since you put a Case in here is Andrew Case's calling card from Cattaraugus Cutlery. Indian girl on the front.
Also a Robeson Cutlery & Rochester Stamping photo with all the salesman throughout the country and a Christmas card from Robeson.
That Andrew Case card is one I have seen before and wish I would have bid on when it came up, that was long time ago that I noticed it.
Since you put a Case in here is Andrew Case's calling card from Cattaraugus Cutlery. Indian girl on the front.
Also a Robeson Cutlery & Rochester Stamping photo with all the salesman throughout the country and a Christmas card from Robeson.
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Nice snapshots of history Mike! Life was simple before Email!!
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You are so right Charlie, Here are a few more. 2 Napanoch business cards and New York Knife Co calling post card. I picked up the NY Knife Co card at the Lakeland Florida show in Feb.
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Those are some really nice examples of ephemera everybody. I especially like the Napanoch business cards, galvanic1882.
This is the only ephemera I own. It's a billhead for A. F. Bannister & Co. of Newark, NJ.
This is the only ephemera I own. It's a billhead for A. F. Bannister & Co. of Newark, NJ.
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I always liked Bannister knives, had a few but not right now.
Here are a couple of unused picture cards from Joseph Rodgers, check out the knives on the cards!!!!
Here are a couple of unused picture cards from Joseph Rodgers, check out the knives on the cards!!!!
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Wow!
The first knife is very impressive. I wonder if any modern knifemaker would ever take a crack at trying to make a reproduction.
The first knife is very impressive. I wonder if any modern knifemaker would ever take a crack at trying to make a reproduction.
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I would love to see that. Do you see on the one card it stated that it took 2 years to complete the knife!!!
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I love the cattaraugus Indian girl
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2 years. That's incredible. I would imagine that they had more than one person working on the knife. Think about how long it would take for one person to do all that work by themselves!galvanic1882 wrote:Do you see on the one card it stated that it took 2 years to complete the knife!!!
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I love this thread, I want to see more. so here is more of mine
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I like this one also David, great to see such cutlery history. Here are few Cattaraugus time cards, there are alot of these around but check out the names on these.
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Whooo ! Great stuff guys.
I especially like the photo of Bill Atkins, and the sign for IXL ice cream.
And Mike.... I still love those time cards.
I have one trade card that tickles me thanks to a tip from Mike.....but my @#%! scanner isn't working.
Fran
I especially like the photo of Bill Atkins, and the sign for IXL ice cream.
And Mike.... I still love those time cards.
I have one trade card that tickles me thanks to a tip from Mike.....but my @#%! scanner isn't working.
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Great thread everybody. Keep 'em comin'. Mike, I like looking at the wages that show on those time cards. The average American's pay was about a quarter an hour, MAYBE a little more but not much.
How 'bout this Case Brothers handbill? Their names, from left to right are: John Bottom, Peter Schellhaas, Harry Niles(hey,MM, that name ring a bell?), Austin Pearson, William Bottom, Charles Gill and Walter Gill.
...CCBill...
How 'bout this Case Brothers handbill? Their names, from left to right are: John Bottom, Peter Schellhaas, Harry Niles(hey,MM, that name ring a bell?), Austin Pearson, William Bottom, Charles Gill and Walter Gill.
...CCBill...
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This is a great thread. The stories behind the knives.
Gets you thinking about life in those times!!
(I wonder what IXL ice cream tasted like??)
Gets you thinking about life in those times!!
(I wonder what IXL ice cream tasted like??)
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A few more gems from my collection
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- Smethport plant. Man I wished I had a knife from there!!!!!!!
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- Not a knife, but I collect this company as Warren is my HOME town.
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I bet IXL ice cream taste kinda like carbon steel from England, or is that Vermont. NOT SURE
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Here is a picture of a old Keen Kutter poster. About 2 ft. x 3 ft. It looks a lot better than my poor picture taking ability shows.
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original wraping paper around remington knives. I think it was called glassene paper.
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Great thread guys!
All I have to offer is encouragement, but that's easy because I love seeing all this old stuff from days gone by. Keep it coming!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
All I have to offer is encouragement, but that's easy because I love seeing all this old stuff from days gone by. Keep it coming!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
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