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Zeldman

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What are these.??

Starting spring cleaning early.
 

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Middle one is a letter opener, I'm pretty sure. I remember we had one or two simmilar non Texaco branded ones in teh house when I was growing up. I agree with the awl and knife opinion on the other two.
 
Yep, can confirm the letter opener. We had them around the office when I was a kid. They were fast, and they would save you from getting paper cuts if your job was opening letters all day long. I never saw the other two around that office.
 
Albany Tom said:
Yep, can confirm the letter opener. We had them around the office when I was a kid. They were fast, and they would save you from getting paper cuts if your job was opening letters all day long. I never saw the other two around that office.
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Not just a letter opener, but a paper cutter in general. They used to sell them at the R/C hobby shop for cutting covering material (Monokote, etc.), and they were also sold for cutting gift wrapping paper. Never heard of using one as a letter opener but I guess it would work fine.
 
These items are vintage advertising collectibles, specifically compact travel tool sets branded for "Texaco Additives".

  • Items: The set includes three pen-sized tools with white, black, and red protective caps.
  • Functionality: Each tool appears to have a different tip, likely serving as a pocket tool for specific tasks like poking or cutting.
  • Branding: The white pen-style bodies are clearly labeled with red text reading "TEXACO ADDITIVES".
  • Context: Similar sets were manufactured as promotional items for various companies in the past
 
rockyfatcat said:
These items are vintage advertising collectibles, specifically compact travel tool sets branded for "Texaco Additives".

  • Items: The set includes three pen-sized tools with white, black, and red protective caps.
  • Functionality: Each tool appears to have a different tip, likely serving as a pocket tool for specific tasks like poking or cutting.
  • Branding: The white pen-style bodies are clearly labeled with red text reading "TEXACO ADDITIVES".
  • Context: Similar sets were manufactured as promotional items for various companies in the past
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OK AI...
 
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