RARE! 1911 Keen Cutter Catalogue | E.C. Simmons Hardware | Antique Hardware Catalogue

A RARE FIND! A beautifully preserved 1911 hardware catalogue published by E.C. Simmons' Keen Cutter based in St. Louis. "The Recollection of QUALITY Remains Long After the PRICE is Forgotten" was the slogan of the times and who could argue that even today? 68 page, softcover hardware catalogue filled with black and with illustrations.

ABOUT KEEN KUTTER (Courtesy of keenkutter.com)
When Edward Campbell Simmons completed the first prototype to satisfaction, without any premeditation, he wrote in pencil on the fresh pine wooden axe: Keen Kutter®. At first, Keen Kutter® referred to a particular kind of axe whose ultra-thin blade worked best on soft woods. By 1880, Simmons applied the name to all of the company’s top-of-the-line cutting tools including axes, hatchets, saws, knives, scythes, adzes, bill hooks, shears, scissors, files, stones & razors. By 1900, the Keen Kutter® catalogue included every conceivable type of tool & hardware item needed by carpenters, mechanics, gardeners, farmers & handymen of any discipline.

BIXLEY NOTES
• E.C. Simmons' Keen Kutter Catalogue
• Published Keen Kutter Company, 1911
• 68 page, softcover catalogue
• Measures 9" x 6"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In great antique condition
• Some wear and smudges on the covers as expected with age
• Pages are in great shape

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