Nice Old Pewter Heart Shaped Letter Opener curious wooden box An interesting bit of history

An interesting bit of history

14 inches long

Another example of the simpler the better and more beautiful: this is about as straight-forward a wall-hanging mail (or anything) holder as one could conceive

and wonderfully mysterious--not quite sure what is going on here

Nice Old Pewter Heart Shaped Letter Opener curious wooden box An interesting bit of historyI'll never resist a good heart. I believe this is pewter, and was made as a paper knife letter opener rather than as a page turner, as it is heavy and substantial and that blade good for tearing open an envelop and of course it's the perfect one for opening love letters and valentines. Excellent objecthood, with raised ring (feeling a bit like a wedding band, really) mid way down, and heavy enough to weight down a pile of papers on the desk too. 8" l