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Here's my latest old box.
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Great box👍👍
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Miller Bro's wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:40 pm Here's my latest old box.
Awesome box!
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Miller Bro's wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:40 pm Here's.....
Dimitri, FANTASTIC box! FANTASTIC condition! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks Mike, Ike and Skip ::handshake::

The attention to detail and the graphics on this old box is outstanding! :D
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Thanks Roger :)
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Miller Bro's wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:40 pm Here's my latest old box.
Nice box Dimitri.
I said it before I will say it again.
Where do you guys find this stuff??????
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LKSKNIVES wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 12:43 am Where do you guys find this stuff??????
A lifetime of searching ::nod::
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Miller Bro's wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 1:25 am
LKSKNIVES wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 12:43 am Where do you guys find this stuff??????
A lifetime of searching ::nod::
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A lifetime of searching for sure MB.

I started collecting boxes in the early 1980's when not many were paying attention to them. The old boxes were made to be a one-and-done, just to get the groups of a 1/2 dozen or so knives to get from the manufacturer to the sales point. They weren't meant to survive or be used like the knives were.

In all the boxes I have owned there have been a precious few times when I actually managed to get any accompanying original knife with the old box. Herer are just two examples along with a picture of group of smaller boxes I have in a display at home.
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btrwtr wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 2:14 pm
Miller Bro's wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 1:25 am
LKSKNIVES wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 12:43 am
Herer are just two examples along with a picture of group of smaller boxes I have in a display at home.
Great post, Wayne, some really nice boxes. The one between the Catt and Thomaston boxes on the bottom row caught my eye. I can't make out the name though, what is it?
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The small box that is 4th from left at the bottom is W.R. Humphreys & Co. LTD. Haddon Works box.
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Thank you!
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btrwtr wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2026 2:14 pm I started collecting boxes in the early 1980's when not many were paying attention to them. The old boxes were made to be a one-and-done, just to get the groups of a 1/2 dozen or so knives to get from the manufacturer to the sales point. They weren't meant to survive or be used like the knives were.

In all the boxes I have owned there have been a precious few times when I actually managed to get any accompanying original knife with the old box. Herer are just two examples along with a picture of group of smaller boxes I have in a display at home.
A disposable item for sure, thankfully thrifty people put them aside or re-used them to store buttons, nails, etc. as evidenced by several old boxes I have that were relabeled as such.

I agree finding a box full of or partially full is a rarity, someone along the way would use them or sell them if found, but they do exist and I have a few in my collection.

Great box Wayne and a beautiful pearl knife that originally came with it! ::drool:: ::tu::
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