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K-bar dining knife

KA-BAR Knives, Inc.

From the company: "We've been making knives since 1898 and each knife undergoes our unique manufacturing processes and testing to ensure corrosion, resistance, strength, edge holding ability, and an out-of-the-box razor sharp…

Hobo Cigar Clippings

These were the cigar leaf scraps from the cigar maker’s bench - cheap cut-off pieces that fell on the floor during the cigar making process. They were sold cheaply because there was no use for them – cigar clippings could not be used to make…

Hobo’s Wife Cocktail Cardboard train and bottle

In the early 1970, Heublein Beverage Company marketed a series of premixed cocktails. The company capitalized on a story about the wealthy James Eads Howe who gave up his fortune and became a hobo.

Hobo Life beer can

Beer can from Lord Hobo Brewing Company.

Hobo beer bottle

Beer can from Dust Bowl Brewing.

Hobo beer can

Beer can from Hobo Beer Company.

Photo of Frying' Pan Jack Shaving in a Hobo Jungle

Photo of Fryin' Pan Jack shaving by a car mirror. Photo from the book "The Hobo Style".

Misc. items from hobo jungle

From the book "The Hobo Style".