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    Any idea on the age of this?

    Picked this knife up the other day on a clean-out. The brand on the blade is hard to read but looks like it starts with a "T" and the insignia resembles a Peace sign in a circle.
    http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/...4/Knife022.jpg
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    I wasn't around to say for sure but id say 60s or 70s since you said peace sign lol but I really would say early 1900s because my grandfather had one similar to it

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    No, not a peace sign. Just kind of looks like one. I'm leaning to early 1900s, too, but don't know.

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    it has the 1900s look too it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    No, not a peace sign. Just kind of looks like one. I'm leaning to early 1900s, too, but don't know.
    Isn't that the boy scouts logo?? a variation of it?? Here's what I found, maybe you can compare.
    It is definitely wore down.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    Isn't that the boy scouts logo?? a variation of it?? Here's what I found, maybe you can compare.
    It is definitely wore down.



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    I don't think so. Handle is completely different and no logo. Mine has a corkscrew and I can't figure out what that pronged thing on the opposite end from the blade is.

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    Mick, looks like it's a 'Black Towika Camp Knife'

    If you google that, the first two pictures under 'Images' show a knife that is very similar to yours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    I don't think so. Handle is completely different and no logo. Mine has a corkscrew and I can't figure out what that pronged thing on the opposite end from the blade is.
    Looks like a can opener.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billygoat View Post
    Looks like a can opener.
    That's what I thought but I can't get it to work because of the bent tip which is meant to be there. There's a cutout for it on the handle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    That's what I thought but I can't get it to work because of the bent tip which is meant to be there. There's a cutout for it on the handle.
    Crochet hook?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    I don't think so. Handle is completely different and no logo. Mine has a corkscrew and I can't figure out what that pronged thing on the opposite end from the blade is.
    looks like maybe that's an awl

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    Looks to me like it's supposed to be used to puncture an air hole, like to empty the old oil cans our the first beer cans. Some beer company just came out with something similar where you're supposed to use the tip of a key. Maybe only us old timers remember this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rca987 View Post
    Mick, looks like it's a 'Black Towika Camp Knife'

    If you google that, the first two pictures under 'Images' show a knife that is very similar to yours.
    Thank you. That's it. Although the handle of mine is smoother than this picture and mine has a couple of features this doesn't, the "T" of the name on the blade is identical and the logo is at least similar. I'll clean it up a little to make sure but it's just too close not to be.
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    I would say that it would be from the 50's or 60's because the handle looks like it is made out of bakelite (an early form of plastic). Bakelite didn't really take off until the late 30's.

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    Black Towika Camp Knife Vintage Pocket Knife by ZeeJunkHunter

    This is what I had looked up this morning.. It looks exactly like your knife.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rca987 View Post
    Black Towika Camp Knife Vintage Pocket Knife by ZeeJunkHunter

    This is what I had looked up this morning.. It looks exactly like your knife.
    Thanks. It is. For whatever reason, when I "googled" it, that site either didn't come up or I didn't scroll down enough.


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