Vintage Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Pencil Sharpener Merita Bread Premium 1940-50

Description

Check out our store under the "Desk Items > Pens & Pencils" category for other similar vintage items and save on shipping!
Estate sale find, vintage original metal Merita Bread premium Lone Ranger Silver Bullet pencil sharpener, circa 1940-50's.
William Fisch and Herman Malchow, who for three years had been operating a lunchroom in Birmingham, Alabama, established the Highland Bakery, which began producing breads in 1901.
Starting with a single horse-and-wagon route and one retail bakeshop, the business grew and flourished. Legend has it that in the company's early years, an award known as the MERIT-A award, signifying highest merit, was conferred on some bakery products.
This company consistently won the award and displayed the symbol “MERIT-A” on the packages. By mistake, a printer left out the hyphen and thus the name MERITA was born.
In 1938 Merita brought The Lone Ranger radio adventures to the South for the first time. Broadcasts were three times a week for a half-hour on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Additionally, in 1949, Merita becoming the first advertiser in the South to sponsor a network television program when it sponsored The Lone Ranger television show.
The item measures approximately .5" X 1.25", shipping weight approximately 3 ounces
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - AS IS - SIGNS OF WEAR, RUST, CORROSION - The item is in overall Fair to Good Minus used condition with signs of wear, chipping to the label, scuffs, scratches, dents, tarnishing, dusty, could use a cleaning, please see images.
(JB3-107)