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  1. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    IMG_8781.jpeg IMG_8779.jpeg IMG_8780.jpeg Hi all,this was basically free (because it is cracked I suppose) I found a similar item listed as a Edwardian ebony page turner or letter opener. Is that what it is? The monogram is sterling silver (I think) It’s 15cm in length. Any thoughts? Is this a proper/real monogram? (I can’t decipher it) At first I thought it is a much more recent item and the monogram was ‘made-up’ Thank you
     
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  2. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

  3. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    IMG_8783.jpg It's a grouping of PSC or PSG.
    I rotated the image.
     
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  4. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Interesting. Appreciate the information.
    Thank you
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    nice find...
     
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  6. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Thanks Komokwa
     
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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Lovely!!!!! And what I was thinking I saw was a "C", "S", and a "D" !! Sometimes they can be difficult to decipher!!! BUT after seeing it flipped, I was wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry!!
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Very nice, and the use of ebony could mean it was made in (South) Africa.
    But it looks like a paper knife rather than a letter opener to me. Letter openers are thinner. Paper knives were used to cut book pages that weren't cut by the printer.
     
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  9. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    So paper knife. Interesting. Thanks AJ
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I thought that as well , because it's wood..... but at 15cm..... rather small for a page cutter....[​IMG]

    something like this is 15 1/2 inches.
     
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  11. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    That’s impressive in size. Beautiful handle
     
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  12. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    older books.....were larger than they are now........ and u wanted a really clean cut.... but the raised mono gram to me.... says desk set letter opener...
     
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