Fruit Product Container?(Made of Iron?)

fuzymunky · May 2, 2014

I don't know what the deal is, but this seems like the year of unknown finds for me. I've been doing this for a while now, but I've come across more things this year that I can't find references to on the net than any year I've metal detected.

I found two of these in the same CW - WWI area that I've been hunting for several years. They are both broken in the same manner in which I can't tell if the word "Kamo" is the actual product name or if it's just the back part of it. Both were found with the bolt-type attachment broken off and came up as high iron.

Any idears?

nhbenz · May 2, 2014

Well, so far confirmed that Kamo is the brand name: Kamo brand Vintage Omaha Canned spinach Label
And halfway down this page:
http://oldapplianceads.com/vintage-coffee-advertisements-1900-to-1915/

fuzymunky · May 3, 2014

Thank you Benz.

nhbenz · May 4, 2014

Bumping this to the top as not fully solved yet, above was just confirming that we were seeing the whole name of the company. I've looked but can't find similar items from them or any fruit company, on the assumption that similar companies might have made them too... Like parts of a fruit press? Bookends for cookbooks? I even briefly thought they looked like side steps for an old car, to remind you what to buy when you get out shopping down at the Piggly Wiggly.

fuzymunky · May 5, 2014

Anyone else able to put two cents into this?

Lafitte Deux · May 5, 2014

It may be the top of a produce display stand. The legs, one missing, would have bolted to the top of the stand.

mical66 · May 5, 2014

its a tobacco plug cutter Tobacco Plug Cutter Paxton & Gallagher Company wholesale grocers Omaha from mrbeasleys on Ruby Lane

mical66 · May 5, 2014

i looked at the label Benz posted and noticed it was packaged for the Kamo was packaged for the Paxton & Gallagher company , and a quick search of vintage items found it,, its the same exact shape , just the name is different.