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A rare early 20th-century Schlitz Beer advertising bartender’s knife / multi-tool, made by Wester Bros. of Solingen, Germany.
It features the classic \"Schlitz\" script & \"BEER\" lettering prominently displayed on one side and \"The Beer that made Milwaukee Famous\" on the other.
The blades are both stamped: \"WESTER BROS.\" on thefront side tangs along with \"Solingen\" on the master blade and \"Germany\" on the pen blade. The distinctive Wester Bros. maker’s trademark with an anchor, star and arrow, are on the opposite side of the tang. Both blades, the corkscrew and opener are all tight with good snap.
The knife has three folding implements:
Age based on the construction, advertising style, maker, and period attribution, this example is being dated to the early 20th century, most likely circa 1904–1920. The date is an approximate collector attribution rather than a guaranteed exact manufacturing date.
