Seek and ye shall find
One of the charter members of the Elephant Toenail Collectors Club found him a jewel recently on eBay.
Again I’m reminded as I write this that toenails are out there, we just have to look for them. Rarely will a rare toenail land in our lap, but they are out there to be found. Personally, I think there will be some come back into circulation over the next couple of years so be ready.
Anyway, this particular knife was headed ” Old, rare knife Tidioute.” See what I mean about seeking…
No mention of “Toenail,” or “Sunfish,” instead the seller simply referred to it as a “folding knife.”
While the knife did sell for better than $700, my guess is only the Tidioute (Union Cutlery Co brand) buyers were in on this, and not the toenail collectors in general (save one). It probably would have brought even more had it been labeled for what it was- a Toenail.
For an extra bonus- it is one of the rarer of the Union stamps- Union Razor (1902- 1909!
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