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lzenglish

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1938 Acorn Scraper
« on: September 04, 2011, 01:59:17 PM »
This old double edge, razor blade scraper, was probably 10 cents when new, if that! But, I found it yesterday for a quater, and it cleaned up like new, and works great! The head rotates to 5 different positions, and I got a box of new/old blades with it to boot! It has a pat. No. of 2141565, and was designed for "McGill Metal Products Co.", of Chicago in 1938, by H.A. Stillson. The Acorn trademark, and the McGill Company is a first time hearing of this company for me.

Wayne

PS  I forgot the ruler beside it, but it is 5-1/2 inches in lenght.
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Offline Jim C.

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Re: 1938 Acorn Scraper
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2011, 02:59:01 PM »
Wow!!! That's pretty cool!!!  Never saw one of those before.  Nice find.

Jim C.
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Re: 1938 Acorn Scraper
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2011, 03:04:35 PM »
That's a beauty. If everything we bought appreciated 250%, we'd all be rich.
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Re: 1938 Acorn Scraper
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2011, 09:49:08 PM »
More than cool! That is a super tool!
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Re: 1938 Acorn Scraper
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2011, 10:04:24 AM »
Looks like an idea that hasn't lost its time, just lost manufacturers.  Yours is really super.  Not long ago, I picked up a similar (but not near so pretty, and no stops) tool made by Red Devil.  Mine uses a single edge razor blade, and folds the edge back into the handle.  A wing nut locks it in or out, and probably any position in between.  I snapped it up pronto, since it can be closed and safely tossed into a tool box.  There was on on eBay last month with a buy it now price of $10.

Great find!
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