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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: HeelSpur on February 17, 2013, 10:42:30 AM

Title: The Modern Specialties Co.
Post by: HeelSpur on February 17, 2013, 10:42:30 AM
Google is not my friend.
Got absolutely zilch from gooogle.
Does this look familiar to anyone, I hit a dead end.

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/001-19.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/002-20.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/003-14.jpg)
Title: Re: The Modern Specialties Co.
Post by: rusty on February 17, 2013, 10:50:09 AM
Box knife from the 50's 60's

try a fuzzier search, like this: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=%22Modern+Specialties%22+chicago#hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=591&tbm=bks&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22Modern+Specialties+co%22+harrison+chicago+knife&oq=%22Modern+Specialties+co%22+harrison+chicago+knife
Title: Re: The Modern Specialties Co.
Post by: HeelSpur on February 17, 2013, 02:48:32 PM
Quote from: rusty on February 17, 2013, 10:50:09 AM
Box knife from the 50's 60's

try a fuzzier search, like this: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=%22Modern+Specialties%22+chicago#hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=591&tbm=bks&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22Modern+Specialties+co%22+harrison+chicago+knife&oq=%22Modern+Specialties+co%22+harrison+chicago+knife
Found info on the company but not a whole lot of history other than its still in business and its a roofers knife. (no help from google either)