Original Pine Cone?

[Robert Aiken]

I need help with a catalog I found, the cover is tan brown the " the parker gun" is in red same color as the pine cones, the cover and back is a leather like texture paper. held together with 2 staples. I am not sure if it is original or a copy it came from the estate of a well known old gunsmith here in utah came in a box of odds and ends. I am looking for someone here in salt lake city that can authenticate it.
Does anyone know of anyone here in slc,ut that can look at it for me?
Thanks in advance

[Dean Romig]

The kind of staples used will usually tell if it is original or reproduced more recently.






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[George M. Purtill Member #28]

I seem to recall that one being reproduced. Post a picture.
If it looks in perfect shape its probably not real.

[Bill Murphy]

Post a picture. Describing color in an internet post just doesn't work.

[Robert Aiken]

Ok posted some pics check them out in the albums.. Robert Aiken

[Dean Romig]

Where...?






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[Robert Aiken]

I think I found the answer to my question billy gross's album of his pine cone shows the image on the front cover as pressed through the front page and you can see the image on the inside front page. My catalog you can only see that the paper is textured and Billy's looks to have different staples then mine...
Everyone should be able to see my album

[Dean Romig]

The staples look to be of the more modern variety and I would expect to see a bit of rust staining where the staple is in direct contact with the paper... but I'm no expert on Parker paper.






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[Gunner]

Looks like one recently yanked off Ebay. I think you have correctly answered your own question.
Erick

[Billy Gross]

If you look carefully at the pictures of the Pine Cone Catalog that I posted, you will see that it is not bound with staples, but with string. I think that is a real tell that it is original. For future reference, does anyone know when the original catalogs switched to staples? Thanx, Billy