Helpful Hints Pamphlet Variations

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I'm sure this has been addressed before but I was going through some paperwork and decided to make a thread on the 4 variations I have.

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First, The Prewar HH
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Postwar HH (type 1) (note paragraph in Picture 3)
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Postwar HH (type 2) (note paragraph in Picture 3)
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Centennial Helpful Hints
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Very cool post and THANK YOU for putting it up.:)

I searched for just this type of information not long ago and came up empty.

I bought a few Helpful Hints brochures and was trying to get a handle on dates of early post war paperwork.

The Centennial Helpful Hints is a seldom seen variation.

Great photos and information.

GF
 
The person on the front of the pre-war brochure is Officer Ray J. Nowka of the LAPD. He set a new police record in 1930 at Camp Perry with a score of 281 out of 300. He used a S&W M&P revolver.

Bill

very cool Bill!
 
If I recall correctly, Roy Jinks once told me the other officer pictured( in long pants) was a Cap't of the S&W Plant Guard Unit. I don't remember his name. Ed.
 
If I recall correctly, Roy Jinks once told me the other officer pictured( in long pants) was a Cap't of the S&W Plant Guard Unit. I don't remember his name. Ed.

His name is Harold DeVine. I have his .22 Single Shot Club Gun, his Smith & Wesson Captains hat badge along with other items too numerous to mention. I displayed a table full last year at the annual.
 
There are 3 variations of the second type in my collection of Helpful Hints. Somewhere in the old posts is a chronology of the types that I put together on the old Joe Miller SWCA site and brought here several years ago. I will try to reproduce it now.

The first type is obviously the one with Officer Ray J. Nowka of the LAPD wearing jodphurs.

Of the second type, the first variation in my collection is 7" tall by 7 3/4" wide. Like the first type it shows a half moon front sight, has the S&W rugged design paragraph in the lower corner under the sideplate and has a print date of 7-51. The inner S&W logo is larger and the upper border is two solid lines with a line of O's and dashes in between. The sight pictures shows the 6 o'clock hold at the top and the center hold at the bottom. The photo shows a cylinder stop screw and a hole for the top sideplate screw, so this variation is for the 5 screw guns.

The next varation is 6 5/8" tall and 7 1/8" wide. It now shows a ramp style front sight, the upper sideplate hole is gone, still has the rugged paragraph, the SAFETY paragraph has changed and the sight pictures are now reversed with the 6 o'clock hold now at the bottom. There is also an added paragraph about SIGHT ADJUSTMENT. The S&W logo is smaller and there is only one line across the top of the inner pages. Now shows the cylinder center pin spring. Still has a cylinder stop screw so this should be for 4 screw guns up to around 1961 when that screw was eliminated.

Variation 3 is now 7" tall and 7" wide.The photo of Harold Devine is now blurred compared to the 2nd variation. Appears to be a copy from the 2nd variation. Inside is the same as variation number 2. Rugged paragraph is now gone. Cylinder stop screw and cylinder stop stud now gone from picture. This variation would be for 3 screw guns and should be post 1961 when the cylinder stop screw was eliminated.

I too used to have the rare Centennial version but somehow it has disappeared. Not sure if it got misplaced or if during one of my public displays, someone wanted it more than me.:(
 
5th variation and last version of Helpful Hints

Thanks..........
 
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Beware of fakes now showing up on Ebay.

Easily identified as having off centered printing inside opened flyer. Also crease is off center on S&W emblem at top.

Paper is too brown and lacks slight sheen of original
 
I recently saw pictures (I can't remember where) of an HH version with some of the letters in red. Anyone know anything about this variation?
 
There are 3 variations of the second type in my collection of Helpful Hints. Somewhere in the old posts is a chronology of the types that I put together on the old Joe Miller SWCA site and brought here several years ago. I will try to reproduce it now.

The first type is obviously the one with Officer Ray J. Nowka of the LAPD wearing jodphurs.

Of the second type, the first variation in my collection is 7" tall by 7 3/4" wide. Like the first type it shows a half moon front sight, has the S&W rugged design paragraph in the lower corner under the sideplate and has a print date of 7-51. The inner S&W logo is larger and the upper border is two solid lines with a line of O's and dashes in between. The sight pictures shows the 6 o'clock hold at the top and the center hold at the bottom. The photo shows a cylinder stop screw and a hole for the top sideplate screw, so this variation is for the 5 screw guns.

The next varation is 6 5/8" tall and 7 1/8" wide. It now shows a ramp style front sight, the upper sideplate hole is gone, still has the rugged paragraph, the SAFETY paragraph has changed and the sight pictures are now reversed with the 6 o'clock hold now at the bottom. There is also an added paragraph about SIGHT ADJUSTMENT. The S&W logo is smaller and there is only one line across the top of the inner pages. Now shows the cylinder center pin spring. Still has a cylinder stop screw so this should be for 4 screw guns up to around 1961 when that screw was eliminated.

Variation 3 is now 7" tall and 7" wide.The photo of Harold Devine is now blurred compared to the 2nd variation. Appears to be a copy from the 2nd variation. Inside is the same as variation number 2. Rugged paragraph is now gone. Cylinder stop screw and cylinder stop stud now gone from picture. This variation would be for 3 screw guns and should be post 1961 when the cylinder stop screw was eliminated.

I too used to have the rare Centennial version but somehow it has disappeared. Not sure if it got misplaced or if during one of my public displays, someone wanted it more than me.:(

Mr. Redfield
James
Would you allow me to use your very detailed observations for my possible future publication on Smith & Wesson ephemera?
 
Bringing this back up since the information is really good. If you are like me, I did not know about all the different variations. That is why this forum is so great.......so much knowledge.
 
I'd be interested in this data if it could be resurrected. Another great thread lost to the photobucket curse.

Yes, and, No.

Click on the insidious grey box. A number of the photos are still reachable. :D

Haven't tried them all, but, some are.

bdGreen

 
Resurrecting this thread. I understand the differences between the variations, however there is no connection between which variation goes with which year shipped. I am trying to determine if the helpful hints brochure shipped with the 1947 K-22 model is the first variation showing Officer Ray J. Nowka of the LAPD wearing jodphurs, or a later variation. Anyone know for sure?? Thanks much if you can answer this.
 
Resurrecting this thread. I understand the differences between the variations, however there is no connection between which variation goes with which year shipped. I am trying to determine if the helpful hints brochure shipped with the 1947 K-22 model is the first variation showing Officer Ray J. Nowka of the LAPD wearing jodphurs, or a later variation. Anyone know for sure?? Thanks much if you can answer this.

Could be correct. My #K 4995 came with the earlier one. I don't see these going into the dumpster. Big Larry
 
All this info is nice, but when did they STOP putting these in the boxes? I have one of the later ones. Big Larry
 
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