Receipt from 1950 for twelve thousand Personna double edge blades.
Cost for 59 lbs. of Personna blades in 1950
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Well my first job was 1953 picking up nails, and what ever debtors were on site of new apartment complex.
All day Saturday for a dollar, bonus was I also got deposit of pop bottles, 2 cents bounty/bottle.
All day Saturday for a dollar, bonus was I also got deposit of pop bottles, 2 cents bounty/bottle.
If I’m reading the invoice the way I think it should be read, it may be 600,000 blades.
So, have you used them all yet? 
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That's even more than I have in my blade stash.
Just a little before my time.So, have you used them all yet?
Great post!! Thanks for sharing!!
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You are very welcome, sir!
Thank you for the thread @AnimalCatcher !
And @tube_guy : thanks for making me cry! I was at the local grocery store, and, granted, the Bologna I eat is a premium brand, locally made, but it was always on sale pre-Covid days for around $1.99/lb..... This time it was 6.99/lb!
I wish my lovely War Department were right when she says that I'm, "full of Bologna!"
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My pleasure, good sir!
Fun fact… Bologna is referred to in Canada as “Newfie Steak”.
Throw a few slices in a frying pan and serve for breakfast with eggs. Damned delicious, I’ll tell you what.
I think you're right.
The numbers are staggering ...
Yea, that's just a lot of blades.
I agree. I have approx 7000 blades and there is no way they weigh over 30lbs.
Do we have any idea what kind of Personna DE blade was being sold here?
Are they DE or SE? I suppose we could ID them from the Personna Stock No. A 20J but that might take some digging in the files.
What was the Personna range in 1950?
Pics anyone?
Sorry for all the questions Gents, but you know me by now, I got an obsession with tiny details from the great past!
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Cheaper than bologna is my usual standard whenever I'm buying something. I go to buy a toolbox or an old used machinist vise, I always calculate the cost per pound and compare it to the price of bologna to see if it's worth buying or not. These days, with the actual price of bologna, it's become a lot less useful and a lot more tearful. That's for sure.
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I wrote double edge and shouldn't have because in 1950 Personna sold single edge blades and injector blades as well as double edge blades.
I may have missed it, but that H. G. Lipscomb sure sounds like a distribution company. Also considering the quantity on order. I would bet that 50 units is one pallet worth because the blade cartons I have seen are small, but it could be 2 or more pallets!
At the top of the receipt on the left side the word “PAL” is stamped. Personna did make PAL branded DE blades but they are more well known for the PAL single edge blades, which are still made today.
Also, the company is still in business.
Also, the company is still in business.
H. G. Lipscomb & Company - Nashville, TN
We’re H. G. Lipscomb & Company, and we’ve been an industrial wholesaler here in Nashville, TN, since 1892. We're proud to say that we have been serving Nashville's hardware needs for over 125 years, and we're one of the oldest businesses in Nashville. We carry a vast selection of tools...
www.hglipscombco.com
Yes and if you zoom in ‘Personna’ is crossed out with a series of X’s.
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