Nice Old Pewter Heart Shaped Letter Opener woman with bible and the homely face on

and the homely face on this one won me immediately

and stamped on the bottom

and then even more so when I discovered that it has a back door as well

From 1940 to 1960

Nice Old Pewter Heart Shaped Letter Opener woman with bible and the homely face onI'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