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Koeth\'s Kombination Kit * Currier-Koeth Mfg. * Multitool * Original Box * USA* For Sale
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Koeth\'s Kombination Kit * Currier-Koeth Mfg. * Multitool * Original Box * USA*:
$65.00
This is a fantastic antique tool from the 19th Century Tool Manufacturer Currier-Koeth. This is the Koeth\'s Kombination Kit (KKK). The initial patent was issued to Mr. Edward Koeth in 1900, and several other patents for additional attachments were issued in the following years. In 1905, Mr. Koeth teamed up with Currier Manufacturing to mass produce the tool. A great deal of time, effort, and expense was put into the design and construction of these tools. Unfortunately, it seems very little thought was given to the name of the tool. They began with the name Koeth\'s Kombination Kit, which was abbreviated \"KKK.\" Even in 1900, it must have been difficult to market a product that shared an acronym with our Country\'s most visible symbol of hate and ignorance. Even though the company changed the marketing and the name (calling it the Koeth\'s Interchangeable Kit) soon after creation, the damage was done, and the product never really sold well. While, like all multitools, this one is forced to make some compromises, I\'d challenge anyone to find a better-made multitool, anywhere.
This particular example came with five different cutter designs. These kits could be purchased with a varying number of combinations of jaws, but the boxes all had spaces for the largest number of accessories. Therefore, while there may be empty spaces in the box, the kit may have been purchased with just four or five jaws, as is the case in this example. Included in this kit are the following:
1. Original Box with Paper Label2. No. B Pincers3. No. C Alligator Wrench4. No. D Combination Plier5. No. E Pruning Shear6. No. Tinner\'s Snip7. Tool Body
Please look over the pictures and let me know if you have any questions.
Koeth's Kombination Kit * Currier-Koeth Mfg. * Multitool * Original Box * USA* $65.00
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