thrift store find

[fmerg]

ok folks i volunteer at a local food pantry/thrift store
this item came and and was going to be tossed
looked neat to me so i got it but now what the heck is it and how old

 

[relichunters]

Cremo is a beer company

 

[Breezie]

Cremo is a beer company

Yeppers it is, and it is an Ice Cream Company, Cigar Co.,Rye Whisky, and Shaving Creme. Breezie

 

[aa battery]

i like beer

 

[Lucas]

Looks like part of a store counter cigar cutter.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Nice Find man.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Cigar cutter sounds good. Theres one on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220259953566

 

[fmerg]

at 5 1/2 inches wide it seems a little over kill to be a cigar cutter

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

at 5 1/2 inches wide it seems a little over kill to be a cigar cutter

My first thought was box cutter but Lucas is usually right.

How does it fit in your hand?

 

[Tubecity]

Just a guess, but some beer makers like Budweiser also made yeast for bakeries.
Could this be a dough knife used to cut dough for benchwork ? The handle part
seems to fit, but most I've seen were straight edge on the bottom.

 

[Unicorn]

Could it be some sort of can opener?

U

 

[jerseyjack]

Wooden crate opener ?

 

[Jeep]

It's a tobacco cutter
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/cremo-tobacco-cutter

 

[fisher2]

well i think dad sould mark it as solved worthpoint is a good sorce imho

 

[jerseyjack]

I still think it's for opening up old fruit crates. Ever see old fruit crates with the slats on top, with that thing you could wack on it between the slats and open it fast.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

well i think dad sould mark it as solved worthpoint is a good sorce imho

Worthpoint is great but its just a database of auctions. The seller says quote: "I believe this is a tobacco cutter, or is used to loosen up compressed tobacco leaves." (The seller appears to be guessing).

So many of them are showing up at online auctions now that Im not sure they are from desk cigar cutters. Heres a cool link. http://www.cigarhistory.info/Accessories/Box-openers.html