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Originally Posted by jlogan360
Hello,
This is my first time to this forum but I was hoping someone here may have some insight on how to better locate information on this knife.
It was found among the things of a relative while cleaning out her house after her passing. It is not in the best shape, and the logo engraving is barely readable. At first glance I thought it said Imperial, but now upon second look, it appears to say "JMPERIAL" Not sure if that is just a stylized "I" or if this a knock off of an Imperial. Most of my searching has yielded no results.
Any thoughts anyone may have is most appreciated.
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First off welcome to an interesting hobby. I have collected antique knives for a few decades now. THE bible for knifle collectors names and markings is "GOIN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA of CUTLERY MARKINGS". This book list every known maker and mark. The is no JMPERIAL in the book. Imperial built so many knives over the decades that this would simply be a worn die in my opinion. Imperial through out the 1950's were producing 100,000 per day. What you have is a fairly common lady's shoe knife often given as a premium when ordering sewing goods. Many of these were sinply known as sewing knives. Thats about all I can say about this particular knife.