My New (Old) Hammer Brand

[Brian.Evans]

Picked this one up at an antique store yesterday. I probably paid a little too much for it ($12), but it spoke to me and I thought it was cool. It will keep my pocket happy until my peanut gets here.

I'm assuming it was a vest pocket, watch fob, or ladies knife of some type, based on the bail shape and type.

I meant to bring my stone to work today, but I will have to sharpen it when I get home.

This thing is tiny, talk about disappearing in your pocket!

 

[brets-ftw]

Nice little knife you have there, I used to have a similar one that was a single blade teardrop jack. Took it with me on my longest hiking trip and actually got more use then any other knife i had

 

[Gevonovich]

Its a beauty. Congrats and easy open

 

[glennbad]

Is it the stamped hollow handles or are they solid material?

Nice little 2-blader!

Glenn

 

[Humppa]

Great little knife... Looks absoulutelly cool. I´d like to have such a knife... I´m sure it will fit perfectly in any pocket.

Really like that tiny fellow

Kind regards
Andi

 

[Brian.Evans]

Is it the stamped hollow handles or are they solid material?

I have no idea. How do I tell?

 

[jackknife]

I'm assuming it was a vest pocket, watch fob, or ladies knife of some type, based on the bail shape and type.

I meant to bring my stone to work today, but I will have to sharpen it when I get home.

This thing is tiny, talk about disappearing in your pocket!

You assume right of course.

Looking at your little knife brings back many Five and Dime memories of my childhood. When drug stores actually had soda fountains, Airliners with propellors, cars with names like Hudson and Nash. Those knives ware kept on a stand up cardboard display right near the cash register, along with mens combs and keychain nail clippers. Kind of like the last minute purchase before you get out of the store. Those knives were marketed to the people who really didn't need a knife, but were expected to have one. Like office clerks, secretaries, very young boys. You see, believe it or not, when I was a kid, you were just expected to have a knife on you. It wasn't demanded by law, but it was sort of an unwritten law that all grownups would have a knife of some sort on them. If a man had pants on, he'd have some kind of pocket knife in a pocket. If a woman was carrying a purse, they very well may be a small open knife in it someplace. Some womenfolk carried a small folding scissors, but there were a lot of very small pen/jackknives around. Back in those days, there were a lot of keychain stuff. These knives fit into that mold, to hang on a keychain and not be noticed at all until needed to cut something.

There wasn't the mania then against cutting tools, and society was a very different animal. Nobody panicked when a box was dropped off, and someone took out a small knife to cut the white twine and brown paper wrapping off. They must have sold a zillion of those keychain knives, and most seemed to have the white plastic or cracked ice celluloid scales. Every drug store and five and dime had the cardboard display up front, and there was always some missing. Sometimes I wonder if everyone in the late 1940's and 50's didn't have at least one of them.

Great little knife, and seeing it made me walk down memory lane.:thumb up:

Carl.

 

[made2cut]

I've been meaning to post these pics up and your thread gave me enough reason . My Mom gave me this JM-45 Bowling Pin knife with celluloid 3-d scales a couple of years ago. My Dad gave it to her when they were dating back around 1948. A little research showed they sold for about $1.65. It is certainly one of my most precious pieces given the personal history. Both my parents are still kickin BTW at 84 and 82 years of age. Interesting construction with the bolster material folding over the liners.

 

[Brian.Evans]

Thanks for sharing that. That is a great story and a very neat knife.

Don't pinch those bolsters in a vise to tighten the pivot, they are hollow and will deform. I asked before I destroyed a nice knife of mine.

 

[LKJW]

My Dad had one from his youth that I loved when I was a kid. I've owned a lot of little knives like this one. Now my daughter gets them.

 

[made2cut]

Don't pinch those bolsters in a vise to tighten the pivot, they are hollow and will deform. I asked before I destroyed a nice knife of mine.

Thanks for the tip. I know these probably aren't the most highly regarded knives as far as quality goes but I can't help thinking here they are some 65 years old and still usable tools. Even the cheap stuff back in the day was made to last :thumbup:.