I picked this patented knife sharpener for $1 today, knowing it is missing one or two parts. If anyone has them, or one of these complete, I am in the market for it.
Invented by Fred Pass, assigned to George D Norton, Pat#1749442  filed Nov 22, 1926.

I saw one not all that long ago around here while looking for something else, but I don't remember which building I was in? I looked right at it wonder what is it, heck it isn't a tool so no need to post it on the forum.....
ok I'm going to look for it....
sorry haven't found it, about the time you find 2 or 3 of them, then it might show up.

When I was a kid I watched a huckster hawk these at the state fair.
I thought it was fascinating. Not the gadget really, but the pitch!

  The guy had a card table of them and a small work table too.
That's it. No lights, no PA, nothing. Yet he held the rube's rapt attention for 1/2 hour at a time. I bet he got 25 or 30 of them clustered around.

He kept up a steady patter and kept demonstrating the gadget. As far as I could tell the gadget did actually work.
         But it only worked once.
He'd take a dull knife and run it though and it would slice a tomato into paper.
Then he would casually slip the used gadget back into its little box, (all the while keeping the suckers attention elsewhere) and put it on the "sell" pile.  Then pick out another from the separate unused stack and deftly open that.
He went though 5 or 6 while making his pitch.

I especially loved the long curvy ribbons of glass he cut with the attached glass cutter (it slices it dices............) fast and effortless.

  What I didn't know at the time, being a kid, is that cutting glass square, straight and precisely? That is the skill.
  Peeling off long curvy ribbons? as fast as you can imagine? is awfully fun,
but anybody can do that first day!
  Its making them fit
  that's the rub 


Yes you heard me right, only one dollar, just one dollar ladies and gentlemen
Nowwwwwwwwww, Step right up, don't be shy.
   yours Scott

Nonetheless, I want to complete this one or get another one!
And now someone has shown me another edition!

 

I will definitely be on the lookout.

Love that little yellow box! That is.......... The One!
The very one being hustled that day.
  Geeze 50 years later, I can still see it.

  I was electrified by that performance of the pitchman. Plastered up against the back wall with my mouth hanging open.  I watched the entire pitch and most of the next one too.
    Just had to see how the guy was working the crowd. I loved it.

  Nobody ever told me whether I should like it or hate it or whatever,
but I just loved it.
     yours Scott

Here's one I've had for 35-40 years. Has a glass cutter  in the end

I knew when I wasn't looking for it I'd find it! Taking the live center out of the barn lathe to use in the shop lathe. Had my hand on it, still didn't see it. When the center fell on the floor ...... well had my hand on again.
the right patent number

found it before hell froze over!

Papaw,

check out ebay number 361049697007

Frank

I'll watch it.

I've been looking and one came in last week from Minnesota, I think.

It has its parts, and the amazing thing is that it had "Papaw" written on it!!!

Just kidding. PM me with shipping particulars.

No cost, of course.

Chilly

Here's another variant:  APEX Pat. No. 1749442 (detail of marking & view of both sides ).  It has the glass cutter and a bottle cap lifter.
I'll find a slot in the DATAMP taxonomy & put the patent in DATAMP