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Uncle Sim loved to give away little souvenirs which he purchased at Shackman's, a novelty shop in New York. He always had a pocket full. He sprinkled them aound to telephone operators, receptionists, and to others in his customers organizations. Sim was known for this in the trade and his eye was always out for some sort of novelty .
I saw how successful this was, thanks to Mr. Poindexter, for on landing in Kansas City I had a pocket full of Sim's novelties. I was warned before my visit by Robert Kastor that Poindexter, when he could be seen, was a sucker for placing an order for knives. The problem was you couldn't see him. He was always too busy and he always ducked the salesmen, no matter how hard they tried -- except when he really wanted to buy something and that was only once every few years.
Business in Kansas City this trip was stinko. I couldn't scratch the order pad. So I decided to try Uncle Sim's gag at Poindexter's. The doorman enjoyed playing with a Iittle toy that I handed him. Thanked me for it and whispered "Come back in a couple of hours because Poindexter went to the dentist" and when he came back 1 might slip in.
Poindexter's secretary enjoyed the tiny stork scissor I gave her, a scissor in the shape of a stork, the bill being the cutting part, the handles being the legs . She promised unsolicitedly that she would get me in to see Mr. Poindexter after he finished his dental appointment.
The stock boy counted the stock while he admired the little pocket knife I gave him, and warned me not to talk about big knives, to talk only about little ones because the big knife stock was very heavy.
So in two hours when Poindexter returned, I was all ready for him -- and sure enough, I walked out with a sizable order thanks to souvenirs that I sprinkled around. Since then, I have given out door prizes and have always travelled with some novelties. Sometimes I think that I have overdone it, but after all , if John D. Rockefeller could give away dimes, why shouldn't I give away some pocket knives?
Albert Baer - Unpublished memoirs
Where is this one going you ask? Recently Mr. Tom WIlliams showed me a pair of knives from his collection which he especially prizes. They were gifts from Albert to Mrs. Williams, Tom's mother upon one of his visits to the Camillus factory.
These are the simple "trick knives" which you all have seen, but on one side is Albert M. Baer signature, and on the other, Never A Dull Moment!
I'll post followup pictures when Tom sends them. Perhaps he can add further details as well. Neat, unique mementos of two good people!
Michael:thumbup:
I saw how successful this was, thanks to Mr. Poindexter, for on landing in Kansas City I had a pocket full of Sim's novelties. I was warned before my visit by Robert Kastor that Poindexter, when he could be seen, was a sucker for placing an order for knives. The problem was you couldn't see him. He was always too busy and he always ducked the salesmen, no matter how hard they tried -- except when he really wanted to buy something and that was only once every few years.
Business in Kansas City this trip was stinko. I couldn't scratch the order pad. So I decided to try Uncle Sim's gag at Poindexter's. The doorman enjoyed playing with a Iittle toy that I handed him. Thanked me for it and whispered "Come back in a couple of hours because Poindexter went to the dentist" and when he came back 1 might slip in.
Poindexter's secretary enjoyed the tiny stork scissor I gave her, a scissor in the shape of a stork, the bill being the cutting part, the handles being the legs . She promised unsolicitedly that she would get me in to see Mr. Poindexter after he finished his dental appointment.
The stock boy counted the stock while he admired the little pocket knife I gave him, and warned me not to talk about big knives, to talk only about little ones because the big knife stock was very heavy.
So in two hours when Poindexter returned, I was all ready for him -- and sure enough, I walked out with a sizable order thanks to souvenirs that I sprinkled around. Since then, I have given out door prizes and have always travelled with some novelties. Sometimes I think that I have overdone it, but after all , if John D. Rockefeller could give away dimes, why shouldn't I give away some pocket knives?
Albert Baer - Unpublished memoirs
Where is this one going you ask? Recently Mr. Tom WIlliams showed me a pair of knives from his collection which he especially prizes. They were gifts from Albert to Mrs. Williams, Tom's mother upon one of his visits to the Camillus factory.
These are the simple "trick knives" which you all have seen, but on one side is Albert M. Baer signature, and on the other, Never A Dull Moment!
I'll post followup pictures when Tom sends them. Perhaps he can add further details as well. Neat, unique mementos of two good people!
Michael:thumbup:
