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danno50 wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 2:19 pm Great.....
Thank you Dan.🍻
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 12:55 am Very recently I obtained another CATTARAUGUS CUTLERY COMPANY pocket knife box/display.
The spring was used to hold the pocket knife that was on display, in place.
In this case it would've been a, according to the label, pattern #22459 pocket knife.
It's in good+ condition and it will display nicely.
It measures 2 3/4" X 4 5/8" X 2 1/2."
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

***** The Measurements Of The Other Cattaraugus Box That I Posted
Were Wrong. It's Exactly The Same Size As This Box. *****
Here's The Link To My Other Cattaraugus Pocket Knife Box/Display:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=240#p877512
Great find Skip!!
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Papa Bones wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 11:47 pm Great.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
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Here is another original, antique, Victorian era trade card. It is for LION COFFEE and WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. On the back of this trade card is an offer for a FREE POCKET KNIFE. The card is dated 1895, with the offer ending January 15, 1896. The card measures 3 3/8" X 5 3/8." It is in GREAT condition for being over 120 years old. The front and back of the card is pictured. I do not know who manufactured the pocket knife in the offer.
Captions, if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Here are my other Victorian era trade cards, with FREE POCKET KNIFE offers:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=360#p910745
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Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
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This afternoon, this ad joined my ephemera collection. Seller said it's from 1898. It measures 2 1/4" X 5 1/4" total.
It's in EXCELLENT condition.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 8:48 pm This afternoon, this ad joined my ephemera collection. Seller said it's from 1898. It measures 2 1/4" X 5 1/4" total.
It's in EXCELLENT condition.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.
::tu:: ::tu:: Nice Skip!!
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Papa Bones wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 2:53 am Nice.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
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I bought this because the price was right. It is a ring blade. Used for cutting twine,
as on newspaper bundles. Used on fabric in the textile industry, etc., etc., etc.
It breaks down to three pieces. The ring, the guard/guide and the blade.
Here are a couple of links to some different, previously posted ring blades, not mine, on page 16.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=225#p874491
and...
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=225#p875923
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 9:45 pm I bought this because the price was right. It is a ring blade. Used for cutting twine,
as on newspaper bundles. Used on fabric in the textile industry, etc., etc., etc.
It breaks down to three pieces. The ring, the guard/guide and the blade.
Here are a couple of links to some different, previously posted ring blades, not mine, on page 16.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=225#p874491
and...
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=225#p875923
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.
Cool find Skip. I've never seen one built like that. The only ones I've seen are like the Handy Twine finger blades. My sis-in-law worked in several textile mills many years ago and showed me a couple she had. She said she mainly used them when she was in shipping.
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I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!

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Papa Bones wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 11:29 pm Cool.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
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A recently acquired CAMILLUS 23 box and paperwork.
(The pocket knife came with it)
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This afternoon, I added this to my collection. Another original, antique, Victorian era trade card. It is for LION COFFEE and WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. On the back of this trade card is an offer for a FREE POCKET KNIFE. The card is dated 1894, with the offer ending January 1, 1895. The card measures 3 1/2" X 5 3/8." It is in GREAT condition for being over 120 years old. The front and back of the card is pictured. I do not know who manufactured the pocket knife in the offer.
Captions, if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).

Here are my other Victorian era trade cards, with FREE POCKET KNIFE offers:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=360#p910745

There's also another one near the top of this page.
Or:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&p=925404#p921764
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New_Windsor_NY, nice trove of ephemera you've shown recently.
The trade cards offering cutlery are neat, especially when actual knives are shown on back.
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Mason wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 5:35 pm New.....
Thank you.🍻
Oh, my name is Skip.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Sat May 22, 2021 3:17 am A recently acquired CAMILLUS 23 box and paperwork.
(The pocket knife came with it)
::tu:: ::tu::
New_Windsor_NY wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 2:41 am This afternoon, I added this to my collection. Another original, antique, Victorian era trade card. It is for LION COFFEE and WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. On the back of this trade card is an offer for a FREE POCKET KNIFE. The card is dated 1894,
very nice Skip! Awesome condition card!! ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 11:57 pm very.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
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This morning, I added this to my collection. Another original, antique, Victorian era trade card. It is for LION COFFEE and WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. On the back of this trade card is an offer for a FREE POCKET KNIFE. The card is dated 1894, with the offer ending January 1, 1895. The card measures 3 1/2" X 5 3/8." It is in GREAT condition for being over 120 years old. The front and back of the card is pictured. I do not know who manufactured the pocket knife in the offer. The images on this card have been previously posted, but not THIS particular card.
Captions, if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).

Here are my other Victorian era trade cards, with FREE POCKET KNIFE offers:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=360#p910745

There are also others posted on the previous page (28).
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:45 pm This morning, I added this to my collection. Another original, antique, Victorian era trade card. It is for LION COFFEE and WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. On the back of this trade card is an offer for a FREE POCKET KNIFE. The card is dated 1894, with the offer ending January 1, 1895. The card measures 3 1/2" X 5 3/8." It is in GREAT condition for being over 120 years old. The front and back of the card is pictured. I do not know who manufactured the pocket knife in the offer. The image on this card has been previously posted, but not THIS particular card.
Captions, if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).

Here are my other Victorian era trade cards, with FREE POCKET KNIFE offers:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10709&start=360#p910745

There are also others posted on the previous page (28).
Another nice addition Skip!! ::tu::
Sometimes I Sit and Think ::hmm:: .... Other times I just Sit
I May Grow Older, But I refuse to Grow Up!!
I'll sharpen it for you, but I don't give out band-aids!!

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Papa Bones wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:39 pm Another.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
Kid: "Wish we had time to bury them fellas."
Josey Wales: "To hell with them fellas. Buzzards got to eat, same as worms."
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Too cool!! ::nod::
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doglegg wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:10 am Too.....
Thank you Floyd.🍻
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This afternoon I added this to my collection. Another original, antique, Victorian era trade card. It is for LION COFFEE and WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. It has a nice Christmas theme. On the back of this trade card is an offer for a FREE POCKET KNIFE. The card is dated 1894, with the offer ending January 1, 1895. The card measures 3 1/2" X 5 3/8." It is in GREAT condition for being over 120 years old. The front and back of the card is pictured. I do not know who manufactured the pocket knife in the offer.
Captions, if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Here are my other Victorian era trade cards, with FREE POCKET KNIFE offers:
https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... 60#p910745

There are also others posted on the previous page, 28 and on this page also.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:42 pm This afternoon I added this to my collection. Another original, antique, Victorian era trade card. It is for LION COFFEE and WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. It has a nice Christmas theme. On the back of this trade card is an offer for a FREE POCKET KNIFE. The card is dated 1894, with the offer ending January 1, 1895. The card measures 3 1/2" X 5 3/8." It is in GREAT condition for being over 120 years old. The front and back of the card is pictured. I do not know who manufactured the pocket knife in the offer.
Another nice one Skip. ::tu::
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Papa Bones wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:40 pm Another.....
Thank you Smitty.🍻
I'd like to say that I'm collecting the set or series, but I don't know
how many of these trade cards make up a complete set or a complete series.
Or, if there is such a thing as a complete set or a complete series. ::shrug::
Anyway, I'll keep buying them when I get the opportunity.
Also, I would REALLY like to find an example of the advertised pocket knife!
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This arrived today. A small 1947 (year per the seller) ad for CAMILLUS 72
pocket knives. The year doesn't really matter to me.
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