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Years ago when I was a kid if I went to a zoo, national park, or other tourist attraction if there was a gift shop I would look to buy a knife from that particular place I visited. More often than not my mother would not let me have a knife :roll: probably why I collect so many today ::hmm:: :lol:

Most of them were cheap/inexpensive made knives from Japan or Imperial and Colonial made knives.


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Yes, that would have been many, many years ago :D I own many of the small fixed blades from different tourist destinations, parks, zoos , etc. along with the small keychain knives ::tu:: I would sell them on here if I thought there would be potential buyers ?? Many of my small knives were from the 1960’s,1970’s :D After that I didn’t see the fixed blades anymore !! Not to say they weren’t around somewhere. I always liked them ::tu::
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Had a bunch of those little "CUB HUNTER" sheath knives and sold them all to a guy at a show. To an 8 year old boy in the fifties they were really special.
Back when a boy could carry a little knife without raising any eyebrows. ::tu:: J.O'.
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Thanks ::tu::

I thought someone else might have collected these :shock:
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I just pulled out a couple of dozen along with a few other Sweet small knives and I will be selling them on EBay in a couple of weeks !! Takes time to sort thru them and see exactly what I have ✌️I saw some really nice ones and some cheapies as well ✌️ Not asking you to purchase anything but rather just to check them out ✌️Take Care
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I've probably posted all of these before at one time or another but here goes nothing..................
#1 Three by D.Peres:Jamestown Exposition of 1907-Salem Massachusetts-an ad knife and a World's Fair of 1934 souvenir probably by Imperial.
#2 Three more:Souvenir of a Berlin radio tower-a castle in Germany and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
#3 Souvenir of Ireland by A.Fiest of Germany.
#4 A souvenir of Canada by Linder of Germany.
#5 Souvenir of the Victoria Bridge in Canada.
#6 & #7 both sides of a souvenir of Portland Oregon sites.
#8 A souvenir of Marinette Wisconsin made by Aerial.
#9 Souvenir of the 1982 world's Fair in Tennessee.
#10 Two knives commemorating George Washington's 200th birthday;one by Camillus and the other by B & B.
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A few more:
#1 & #2 Various souvenir fixed blades.
#3 Souvenir of the 1939 World's Fair by Colonial.
#4 A souvenir of the Colonial Knife Co.
#5 Souvenir of Yellowstone National Park.
#6 "Good Luck";a generic souvenir piece.
#7 Neir Germany mechanical pencil knife a souvenir of Havana Cuba with Stanhope viewer showing a couple of young nude women probably from before WWI
#8 Palmax Germany mechanical pencil knife same as #7 except the wording is in Spanish.
#9 A pair of souvenir swords made from water buffalo horn from the Philippines.
#10 Souvenir of Stockholm Sweden.
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That's what I'm talking about Ray!! ::tu:: 8)
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Here's a few more for ya D;some anniversary stuff and some letter openers thrown in for good measure.
#1 A souvenir of Christmas 1965
#2-#3-#4 A souvenir of Stockholm Sweden showing two different sides.
#5 A carved ivory letter opener-page turner-dip pen;a souvenir of France.
#6 Geo.Wostenholm souvenir of Bermuda.Still have the original box.
#7 Not sure if this is a souvenir or an advertising knife(Spanish deficient).
#8 & #9 a souvenir from a Boston jewelry store commemorating 100 years in business.
#10 A souvenir of Boston Massachusetts.
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A few more:
#1 & #2 A souvenir letter opener made from a chunk of stag from Jackson Hole Wyoming.
#3 A souvenir of the 1988 Olympics by Blue Cross/Blue Shield
#4 & #5 A souvenir of the London Blitz of 1940-1941 made from a chunk of shrapnel.You can still see the machining marks that were on the outside of the bomb casing.
#6 Not sure if this is an advertising knife or a souvenir of Iceland.
#7 A souvenir of Ford's Apprentice Program.
#8 A switchblade letter opener a souvenir of Beattie Carpet's 100th anniversary
#9 & #10 the 50th anniversary of the Burton Co.
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More nice ones Ray! ::tu:: ::tu::

Here is a small knife a boy would like to have from the consession stand whilst he was at a baseball game with his father.
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Miller Bro's wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:51 am More nice ones Ray! ::tu:: ::tu::

Here is a small knife a boy would like to have from the consession stand whilst he was at a baseball game with his father.
Got one of those that is an advertising knife.
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Very recently, this became one of the latest pocket knives to join my collection. It came in a group of four pocket knives that I bought (not for this particular knife). It's a DIAMOND - H. KESCHNER - GERMANY, two blades, 2 tang stamps, 3" closed, all metal, advertising pocket knife. The main side says "SOLDIER'S HOME - SOUVENIR - ERIE CO. OHIO.", the other side says the same thing, "SOLDIER'S HOME - SOUVENIR - ERIE CO. OHIO." Per GOINS, "DIAMOND g 1900-1910 "H Keschner Germany" is stamped on the back of the tang." I took some pictures and here it is.
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It translates to "In memory of Copenhagen."
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This arrived yesterday and is one pocket knife out of a pair of pocket knives that I bought. But, I did not buy the pair to get this particular pocket knife. THAT pocket knife is a few posts below this post. THIS pocket knife is a souvenir of the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair. It is a "N.SHURE CO. - CHICAGO", 2 blades, 1 tang stamp, 3 3/8" closed, all metal pocket knife. The "N.SHURE CO., CHICAGO" was an importer, NOT a cutlery company. The main side says 1933 WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO 1934 and has graphics of HALL OF SCIENCE, TRAVEL TRANSPORT, FEDERAL BLDG. The other side says 1933 WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO 1934 and has graphics of ELECTRICAL GROUP, ILLINOIS HOST BLDG., FORT DEARBORN. It needed a good cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Classy looking souvenir knife, Skip! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Waukonda wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:26 pm Classy.....
Thank you, Ike. 🍻
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That's a real nice knife Skip ::tu::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:02 pm That's.....
Thank you, Dimitri. 🍻
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Skip that is a good looking knife and appears to be in excellent shape. I have started picking up some of those types of knives in the last year or so. Their kind of fun... ::tu::
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dlr110 wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:35 am Skip.....
Thank you, David.🍻
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This pocket knife is the other half of the pair that I very recently purchased. It is the pocket knife that I bought the pair for. The other pocket knife is the last pocket knife that I posted above this post. This pocket knife is a single blade, cap lifter/bottle opener handle, 3" closed, all metal pocket knife. Until I cleaned it, I could not read the tang stamp in the seller's pictures. I just expected it to be another G. SCHRADE tang stamp. It DOES NOT have a G. SCHRADE tang stamp! It has an "ETCHED P. CO. - L.I.C.N.Y." tang stamp! All three GOINS books that I checked said the same thing, "Etched in L.I.C.N.Y. c 1933." The main side says nothing, but it has graphics. The other side says "1934 - CHICAGO" and has some graphics also. I cleaned it, took some pictures and here it is.
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***** This pocket knife is a souvenir of "A Century of Progress International Exposition", also known as
the "Chicago World's Fair." It was a World's Fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, from 1933 to 1934. *****
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Great pair of knives Skip, love both of them... ::tu::
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Looking for miniature fixed blade knives with beaded sheaths for children sold at gift shops and theme parks many years ago?
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dlr110 wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:20 am Great.....
Thank you, David. 🍻

charlesf20 wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:24 am Looking.....

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