Vintage Buster Brown Brown Shoe Company 4-Blade Scout Knife

Description

A great piece of American advertising history. This vintage Buster Brown scout knife dates to the Brown Shoe Company's Buster Brown era, from 1904 to 1960, when the famous mascot helped make Brown Shoe one of the best-known names in American footwear. Promotional knives like this one were given to and sold to young customers, and surviving examples are prized today by both knife collectors and advertising memorabilia collectors. It's built in the classic four-tool scout pattern: a carbon steel spear point main blade, cap lifter with screwdriver tip, can opener, and punch, finished with a bail for a lanyard or belt loop. The brown jigged bone handles carry the Buster Brown shield, with bolsters on both ends. The carbon steel blades show honest age and patina consistent with a knife of this vintage. It's a fun crossover piece that fits just as well in a scout knife collection as in an advertising or Americana display. - Brand: Buster Brown (Brown Shoe Company) - Era: 1904–1960 - Pattern: scout / utility knife - Implements: spear point main blade, cap lifter / screwdriver, can opener, punch - Blade steel: carbon steel - Handles: brown jigged bone with Buster Brown shield - Bail: yes - Lock: slipjoint - Opening: nail nick - Condition: vintage, with honest wear and patina