Brunhoff mfg co.Has anyone seen another one of these?

Tnmountains · May 7, 2009

Years ago my Father an Engineer posted this in a what is it magazine with his address. We never got a response. Now with the search engines its not to difficult to locate similar items.
I was wondering if anyone has seen or can locate another like it. It seems to be a turkey cigar snipper.Have included a bunch of pictures to help.Just curious if there is another know example.
I may be in the wrong spot with this post but you guys are so fast in tracking things down.
Thank you.
TnMountains

Bigcypresshunter · May 7, 2009

VERY NICE! It appears to be some kinda cigar cutter allright. Here is another Brunhoff with the same 3 patent dates.
http://www.cowanauctions.com/past_sales_view_item.asp?itemid=20714

Bigcypresshunter · May 7, 2009

Another. http://www.invaluable.com/auction-l...tter,-base-marked-the-brunhoff-1-c-0vhs07wqr7

Since patents were only good for about 10-15 years, I would date this in the range of about 1906-1917. As the years pass the older patents would expire and new patents would need to be added to stay one up on the competition.

Bigcypresshunter · May 7, 2009

I guess you read this. http://www.boxvox.net/2008/07/the-burnhoff-ma.html

The Brunhoff Manufacturing Company’s products are all original inventions and productions. Its specialty is the manufacture of serviceable and ingenious advertising devices for the counter and show case... In the execution of each order he calls into play marked originality, making a careful study of the business of his patron, its specific needs and requirements, and thus their novelties carry a certain individuality, characteristic of the enterprise they advertise, and fulfill the highest essentials of an advertising medium because they are both unusual and attractive... Unquestionably the development and position of this enterprise must be attributed to the great skill of Mr. Brunhoff, who holds many important patents that he is constantly increasing by the addition of new contrivances, each of which seems to excel its predecessors in ingenuity.

Charles Frederic Goss, 1912

Im still looking.

Tnmountains · May 7, 2009

Good golly miss molly ! The price was a little more than I thought. I cant find the turkey one though.It has the number 240 of to the side.

Tnmountains · May 7, 2009

bigcypresshunter said:
I guess you read this. http://www.boxvox.net/2008/07/the-burnhoff-ma.html

The Brunhoff Manufacturing Company’s products are all original inventions and productions. Its specialty is the manufacture of serviceable and ingenious advertising devices for the counter and show case... In the execution of each order he calls into play marked originality, making a careful study of the business of his patron, its specific needs and requirements, and thus their novelties carry a certain individuality, characteristic of the enterprise they advertise, and fulfill the highest essentials of an advertising medium because they are both unusual and attractive... Unquestionably the development and position of this enterprise must be attributed to the great skill of Mr. Brunhoff, who holds many important patents that he is constantly
increasing by the addition of new contrivances, each of which seems to excel its predecessors in ingenuity.

Charles Frederic Goss, 1912

Im still looking.

So may be one of a kind

Thanks Bigcypresshunter glad there is no glass moon in it .. :icon_jokercolor:

BuckleBoy · May 8, 2009

TnMountains said:
Thanks Bigcypresshunter glad there is no glass moon in it ..

Daveaohio · May 8, 2009

I didn't know turkeys smoked cigars or are the cigars made out of turkey? :icon_scratch:

It could happen they make everything else out of turkey :wink:

Tnmountains · May 8, 2009

Daveaohio said:
I didn't know turkeys smoked cigars or are the cigars made out of turkey? It could happen they make everything else out of turkey

Lol could be Daveaohio
I was just wondering if there might possibly be another one of these out there.
Happy huntin
TnMtns.
Might need the big green check for Mr. BgCypHuntr ??

lostcauses · May 9, 2009

Have yet to post a photo on this site, so here goes a try.

This is still out in the middle of a property in no were NM. It seems to me there may be a different part of this now to find if I ever get back there.

Fun thread, and thanks for posting this item. It gives me an idea of one of them unknowns.

lostcauses · May 9, 2009

side view of the thing.

Tnmountains · May 9, 2009

Thats wild. I would have never guessed what it was with just the dates showing. That is a very cool find and glad you could ID it.
Happy huntin to you sir.
TnMountains

Bigcypresshunter · May 9, 2009

I found the 1906 patent.

Tnmountains · May 9, 2009

Bigcypresshunter you are amazing in your research. Brunhoff had a good design for clipping those cubans. I am not sure there is another one out there but you gave me more information that I expected. Somewhere is the engineering magazine article submitted in the 70s with a picture of it ,"asking what is it"? Thanks for your time and efforts. I give you the big green check sir.

Thank you
TnMountains