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been made several years after the Girl Guides was founded. This is no different

than a patent date appearing on a corkscrew in many production years after the

original patent date.

Ron MacLean adds:

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Here is a picture of the Official Knife of the

Canadian Girl Guides. The Canadian Girl

Guides also started in 1910 and are still going

strong. Their Official Girl Guides Knife has a

master blade, a can opener/cap lifter, square

ream and a wire helix corkscrew. The knife was

made by Johnson Works, Sheffield. One brass

scale is marked Official Knife Canadian Girl

Guides with a Be Prepared logo above a maple

leaf encircled beaver and other side is RD. No.

717020 for 1925. Both blade tangs are marked

Johnson Western Works, Sheffield.

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