Case Announces Making a Case for America Grand Prize Winner
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By Fred Feightner
Published on 01/25/2011
...has been named the grand prize winner in W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company’s Making a Case for America Sweepstakes. His winning entry was chosen at random from among tens of thousands collected throughout the sweepstakes period which ended November 30, 2010.
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Bradford, PA (January 12, 2011) – Stirling Wilson, an avid Case knife collector from Hixson, Tennessee, has been named the grand prize winner in W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company’s Making a Case for America Sweepstakes. His winning entry was chosen at random from among tens of thousands collected throughout the sweepstakes period which ended November 30, 2010.
The grand prize, a Case Tang Stamp Commemorative Set, includes 35 different pocket knives arranged in wooden pull-out trays that fit neatly inside an oak display box. The knives are grouped according to historical eras and marked with each era’s characteristic stamping used by the company: “Case Bradford Era” (1905-1920), “Case Tested Era” (1920-1940), “Case XX Era” (1940-1964), “Case XX USA Era” (1965-1969), “Case Dot Era” (1970-1999), “Case Dots and X’s Era” (2000-2009), and the company’s current “Case X’s and Dots Era.” The knife set has a suggested retail value of $5,000 and includes a certificate of authenticity from Case.
The grand prize, a Case Tang Stamp Commemorative Set, includes 35 different pocket knives arranged in wooden pull-out trays that fit neatly inside an oak display box. The knives are grouped according to historical eras and marked with each era’s characteristic stamping used by the company: “Case Bradford Era” (1905-1920), “Case Tested Era” (1920-1940), “Case XX Era” (1940-1964), “Case XX USA Era” (1965-1969), “Case Dot Era” (1970-1999), “Case Dots and X’s Era” (2000-2009), and the company’s current “Case X’s and Dots Era.” The knife set has a suggested retail value of $5,000 and includes a certificate of authenticity from Case.
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Four runners-up were chosen to receive W.R. Case prize packages which included a Case knife and country music CD combination, a Case-branded ball cap and t-shirt. They were: Henry Adams (Bradenton, FL), Bobby Addington, (Stanley, NC), David Bough (Indianapolis, IN), and Patrick Coss (Sartell, MN).
Wilson, who has been collecting knives made by the 122-year old Case Company for decades, said the Case Tang Stamp commemorative “is by far the best thing (he’d) ever won.” A recent post from Wilson which appears on the Case Collectors Club members forum reads, “This isn't just a set of knives or a grand prize in a contest, this set has a history that started long before my hands ever touched it.”
Wilson was given his first Case knife by his father at the age of 16 and has carried one with him ever since. He’s been a member of the Case Collectors Club since 2006.
Wilson, who has been collecting knives made by the 122-year old Case Company for decades, said the Case Tang Stamp commemorative “is by far the best thing (he’d) ever won.” A recent post from Wilson which appears on the Case Collectors Club members forum reads, “This isn't just a set of knives or a grand prize in a contest, this set has a history that started long before my hands ever touched it.” Wilson was given his first Case knife by his father at the age of 16 and has carried one with him ever since. He’s been a member of the Case Collectors Club since 2006.