Sidewalk Proj Find - Promotional Shaver?

milco

New member

• Sep 18, 2012

• #1

I believe this small little item, about 2 1/2 long, to be the remnants of a small little promotional pocket shaver probably from the late 1800's. Found on a sidewalk project, I didn't realize it had writing on it until I got it home and cleaned up my finds.

It reads:

Sign of the blue :usaflag:, 384 East Water St, Milwaukee Wis

Zimmerman Bros, Clothing House

 

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HEAVYMETALNUT

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• Sep 18, 2012

• #2

cool! ya sure it's not a pocket knife?

 

aloldstuff

Moderator

• Sep 18, 2012

• #3

Darren, perhaps a shoehorn, missing the horn part:huh:

 

Sal66

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• Sep 18, 2012

• #4

That's what I was thinking, maybe it's an old Shoehorn. It sure looks like it could be. Did you look up the Company and get any history ? That might be a good idea and maybe it will tell you the products they produced.

 

Tony Two-Cent

Administrator

• Sep 18, 2012

• #5

Looks like a folding straight razor to me. Definitely has that shape to it.

Very cool find, whatever it is! thumbsup01

 

milco

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• Sep 18, 2012

• #6

It definitely had a fold out blade of some kind, which is the rusted steel left that you see.

 

Fire Fighter 43

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• Sep 18, 2012

• #7

Cool find Darren, you are getting some nice relics from those projects, WTG |:cheering: