Advertising knives

[Jack Black]

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[Mort Canard]

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I would have guessed that the Viagra knife would have been bigger.

 

[Jack Black]

I would have guessed that the Viagra knife would have been bigger.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I love advertisers, they probably were my first collection, Zep and Coke knives but this is my favorite, a Schrade Walden Wurlitzer Ring Opener.

 

[clutchcarter]

I would have guessed that the Viagra knife would have been bigger.

I wonder what the HRC is on that main?

 

[ptradeco]

A few of the nicer ones :

 

[smiling-knife]

A paint and varnish manufacturer.

 

[coolio]

What a great thread! Love the all-metal scale knives, wish we'd see more makers doing that today.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Here's an oldie but moldy from a thread on a similar topic from last year. I love the Coined Advertising knives they're done so well they feel like money. My first collectibles were from Imperial, they were trick knives with the Zep logo.

I love advertising knives, there's always so much variety in patterns and quality to make it interesting to collect. Above is a knife for the Good Roads Machinery Company they were in business with that name from 1892-1907.

Good Roads Machinery Company patented the "American Champion," the first four-wheeled pull grader, in 1877. It was reorganized under the American Road Machine Company name in 1889 after opening plants in Delphos, Ohio, as well as Groton and Marathon, New York.

The Good Roads Machinery Company was organized as the firm's sales branch, and Good Roads became the brand name under which the equipment, which included graders, rollers and rock crushers, was manufactured, although the American Champion name was continued for graders. The Good Roads name was a direct allusion to the Good Roads movement, under which dirt farm roads throughout the United States were being improved for automobile traffic.

The firm expanded into Canada in 1888, and the Copp Brothers firm of Hamilton, Ontario, gained sole licensing rights for American Champion graders in Canada in 1892. John Challen, the manager of Copp Brothers, bought the company out in 1896 and renamed it Good Roads Machinery Company, not to be confused with the sales agents of the same name for American Road Machinery. Challen's firm failed in 1907, and he became a salesman for American Road Machinery, which apparently acquired the firm's assets.

A new group of investors bought the former Challen firm in 1908 and reorganized it as Canadian Road Machine Company Ltd., and this firm also failed and was reacquired by American Road Machinery in 1909 as American Road Machinery of Canada.

New & Used Heavy Equipment http://www.ritchiewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Good_Roads_Machinery_Company#ixzz3JxLCPOTs

There was no tang stamp but on the corner of the stamped handles were the name Bastian Bros Co. Rochester NY. Here's a little history on them, seems like they started their company around the same time. Robeson was contacted to make the knives while they stamped the handles.

 

[smiling-knife]

Great knives everyone.

These are German knives made circa 1890s.

 

[ptradeco]

L

Great knives everyone.

These are German knives made circa 1890s.

Those look to be in great shape SK. Are the Stanhopes still functioning?

 

[thawk]

Schrade Walden NY USA 835y - Likely from the 60's

 

[smiling-knife]

Thanks Brad. Sadly, the Stanhopes are not intact.

 

[ptradeco]

Thanks Brad. Sadly, the Stanhopes are not intact.

There is a bit of interesting history about those. A. Bush when traveling around the world handed those out in lieu of business cards.

 

[btb01]

Great knives everyone.

These are German knives made circa 1890s.

Those are awesome!

 

[smiling-knife]

Nice Schrade knives thawk

Thanks for your comments guys.

This knife dates to the early 1900s. It has a flexible spatula attachment, presumably for use with the product.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Great knives everyone.

These are German knives made circa 1890s.

One of the knives I'm still looking for in good condition and a good price,(I'm cheap )

L

Those look to be in great shape SK. Are the Stanhopes still functioning?

Same question I had.

Schrade Walden NY USA 835y - Likely from the 60's

Those look look the forum knife for this year except in delrin and it has an extra blade, plus the configuration is different so it's exactly different than the forum knife but reminds me of it. Kinda...

Thanks Brad. Sadly, the Stanhopes are not intact.

There's a guy out there that still makes them and will put any picture in anything for a reasonable price. If I get a chance later I'll see if I still have his info but if you Google "Stanhope Lens" you should find him, I've been tempted to put one in a modern traditional folder. Now that you've reminded me I'll have to look him up again.

 

[r8shell]

Justus Bierhoff, Solingen:






I always assumed these metal advertising knives were stamped, but when I look closely, there seem to be undercuts in the ribbon/leaf design. Perhaps the handles were cast?

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Nice R8shell, I love those old stamped/coined knives and they lend themselves to such intricate designs.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I've had this one for about 15 years now a Colonial Planters Peanut Peanut...