Some of the neatest collectibles are the dealer give-aways. This is one of the earliest and neatest. It is a letter opener showing a Studebaker-Garford type touring car. It would date to c1907-11. It is approx. 9" long and has the car and engraving on both sides. Very functional as I use it all the time. Have seen only one other like it. Note Lord Motor Car Co. Los Angeles.
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Richard Quinn
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very nice !
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That is a very interesting article and I appreciate your posting of this type of item.
For decades, I used this type of letter opener, one that Cathy got from the first college that she attended. Very recently, I went modern with a new style of letter opener. It looks like a whale's head with a sharp blade in the mouth. You just insert the "lower jaw" into the letter and slide it across the letter. It works very well.Gary L.
Wappinger, NY
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Very cool Richard!
Gary, sounds like one of the 'safe' kind. Still sounds cool though.Home of the famous Mr. Ed!
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That is super cool. Can't be too many of these "in the wild" these days!Comment
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Dick,
That is a very neat Studebaker memorabilia item. Thanks for sharing on the Forum.
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I have one and Chuck Naugle has one as well.
Denny LComment
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I knew of Chucks.Originally posted by Green53 View PostRichard Quinn
Editor emeritus: Antique Studebaker ReviewComment
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Neat. But you need to rotate those tires (pic #1) a little more often!
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