colonial melon knife

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:41 pm

picked this up and can anyone tell me more about the age range?
stainless
colonial
prov.u.s.a.

5 7/8" closed

i've researched all my colonial material(not much) and the john morrell co. very old company with english roots. a lot of advertising but could not find records of knives.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:52 am

i did'nt ask this the wrong way did i?

SFC ADP · Post by **SFC ADP** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:23 am

I have 2 of the same knife, stamping reads:
STAINLESS
Colonial
PROV.U.S.A

Of course different advertising. Mine were given to me in the 80's, and if I had to guess I would say they date from the 60's or 70's. They are fairly common, and I have seen quite a few of them, but not sure where to find a good solid reference for them. I did do a search on the companies advertised on mine, one company was a prduce provider still in business "Giambrocco Produce Co" and the other has something to do with sausage casings "Tee-Pak, INC."

My guess is though they date from 60's/70's

Now you got me thinking, I should ask Jeff (AgTeacher2) if he has ever did cusotm work on a melon tester knife... some nice long custom scales... hhmm.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:23 am

thanks adam, i knew someone knew more than me. suspected 60s-70s. john morrell was a merchant based in england, opened a branch in the usa in 1827. very old company and still in business. part of the fun with old ad knives is the research. thanks again. mmmmmmbacon!