R. J. Reynolds "Prince Albert" Ulster Knife Campaign 1968~

[BrotherJim]

I haven't found a post about this in the forum that isn't about 10+yrs old, and thought I'd add my collection with a new thread.
This was a grail collection of sorts for me simply because of personal history.
My grandfather was an over the road trucker, smoked Prince Albert and this campaign brings back tons and tonnes of memories.
Pop didn't roll with the Prince Albert papers that came with the tin though. He used the 150 leaves OCB black and gold book.

These knives are said to have been a $4.75 value each, back in the day. Tin of PA was about 23 cents each and postage was six cents.

Other R. J. Reynolds product offers ...

Breakdown of the Utility knife ... except for the bail

Put a stamp on it ...

 

[Uncle Slayton]

I’d wager that was satisfying to complete this set. Could be in an Americana museum

 

[dundak]

Nice themed collection. Thanks for sharing. It brings back memories.

 

[pmek5]

Wow, nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

 

[afishhunter]

Wasn't there also a Copenhagen promotion for Old Timer knives in the late 1960's/early 1970's?

 

[sitflyer]

A++, very welldone Brother Jim. Interesting read, and nice collection you have there!

 

[BrotherJim]

Wasn't there also a Copenhagen promotion for Old Timer knives in the late 1960's/early 1970's?

I've seen knives with a Schrade Cope tang stamp and Copenhagen shield in various patterns but not familiar with any kind of associated promotion campaign. May well have been though. Dunno.
Also, while the various Copenhagen knives I've seen have sawcut delrin handles, they aren't the two tone brown of the Schrade marked Old Timer knives. The ones I've seen are uniformly very dark handles.
Interesting though.

 

[315]

Definitely a grail collection for an Old Timer fan!!

 

[Peregrin]

Nice thread! That's a great collection you have put together! I carried this Old Timer through High School, College and 4 years in the USAF. My dad got it for me through the Prince Albert offer.
I still have it, although I don't carry it anymore.

 

[BrotherJim]

Thanks to all for kind words and sharing memories !!!
When a man is part of his traditional pocket knife, he is a part of all that traditional knives have ever known ... so it's been said somewhere, I think

 

[abcdef]

Very nice post. Thanks.

 

[oldmanwilly]

This is really cool, thanks for sharing.

I think my great Opa used to smoke Prince Albert way back when, but I'm certain he was too miserly to have picked up one of these collections.

 

[mbkr]

Great post
Could also be posted in the Schrade Collectors forum.
Love the bit about the muskrat pelt
My paternal Grandpa used to smoke PA. Me and Dad shot an awful lot of the cans full of .22 holes. In fact I learned to shoot, shooting at them.