Very cool. My dad who just recently passed away worked for over 30 years at the Hanford, CA plant when it opened in 1962. Pirelli bought them out at the end before closing the plant. Sears sold a lot of their tires back then.IMPERIAL IRELAND ~ "Ride With The Rhino" ~ Armstrong Tires
OUTSTANDING !!!
Thank you. The Hanford plant closed in the mid 90's I believe. My dad was the purchasing agent, and was always bringing home misc. stuff the salesmen would give him when I was a kid growing up. Never saw one of those. Had lots of other knives with various chemical advertising on them. Thanks for sharing.OUTSTANDING !!!
I've read briefly a little about Armstrong. Established in 1912 I think. Read about the Pirelli buy-out. Then Armstrong almost disappeared by 2012 and was bought by a company trying to bring Armstrong back, but with modern tire technology.
So very sorry about the loss of your dad, Tim.
Thank you so much for the compliment. One of the great personal joys of my life has been and will continue to be to learn this craft. I just love making traditional knives when I can and sharing that love as much as I can even if that means sharing just a few pictures here and there.
I believe that was the first of what I call a "large production" for a CC TC SFO, but one I consider a classic TC. Nice pic of it.
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Thank you rishma.
That peach seed is my favorite cover. Looks like you have kept those TCs mint. Very nice!
