Old pocket knife

[Whiplash00]

Found a small pocket knife that says Meinecke & Co New York. Does anyone know the year?

 

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[ScubaDetector]

I am finding that the company started in around 1890 and the last catalog I find is 1915. I haven't found a knife yet. Somebody might have better luck.

It appears as though they were a medical supply company:

https://books.google.com/books?id=M...page&q=Meinecke & Co New York history&f=false

 

[Whiplash00]

Very cool, thank you! I found the matching pocket knife on google images but I couldn't find the date. I wonder what else is out here!? I need to get a better metal detector.

 

[U.B.]

I love finding pocket knives, whether they open or not. That's history right there. Good job!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I don't have a date range, but agree with U.B.: old pocket knives are always interesting. And I've even found them areas where the age-cutoff is distinctly 1840s/50s. Yours looks to be 1910/20s, because of the imprinted wording on there. JMHO.

 

[Whiplash00]

That makes sense. I found a glass mason jar lid that says Atlas EDJ Seal and I think it was 1910.

 

[geo4472]

meinecke & co sold druggist sundries and glassware around the time period that scubadector stated I bought the medical shot glass pictured at the local salvation army for 29 centa it is embossed with Meinecke & CoNew York on the bottom i'm thinking the knife was a give away ad piece for them