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The pictured item is 4 1/4 inches long.
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Only those who could afford to own Tiffany products could afford to own a pea pod spreader made by Tiffany. Such ostentation.
Was this used in the kitchen by the cook to separate the peas from the pod prior to cooking, or was this used at the dining table by the guests to separate the peas from the pod prior to eating?
One thing is certain during this time in our history, there was not a single culinary function, whether in the kitchen or at the table, that the silversmiths of the time, could not develop a Sterling Silver utensil for.
The item is a pea pod spreader, sterling silver with vermeil blade, marked Tiffany & Co., 20th century.
Butter Knife.
It’s shoe horn
It looks like a shoehorn.
It’s a type of strap – I think my dad had one for sharpening his razor blades.
shoehorn
It seems obvious that this is a knife of some sorts, it just becomes the question of what kind and for what purpose. From the look of it I’m guessing this item was manufactured in the early 20th Century, circa 1920 to 1930 or thereabouts. From the photo the handle appears to be made of Sterling or perhaps an early plastic. The blade seems to be made of ivory or perhaps celluloid. At only 4 1/4 inches long, it would seem too small to be much use as a letter opener or even as a butter knife, so I’m left to make a wild guess that this is actually a small palette knife used by a make-up artist or perhaps by a painter.
The blade has writing on it that, if we could read it, would probably tell us the tale.
Butter knife.
Butter knife
Looks like a shaving knife.
I WOULD SAY A BUTTER KNIFE.
Letter opener
Cheese knife .
caviar knife
Shoe horn
A shoehorn
I think it’s a Shoe Horn. Looks like the handle is silver or silver plate, and the blade is bone or Ivory.
A knife, no sharpened edge, for cake, butter, cheese – anything soft that is being served.
Looks like a shoe horn.
It is shaped exactly like butter knives we had when I was a kid. I say it is a butter knife with a silver handle.
Corn butter knife
I would first think it is a master butter knife from an expensive gold wash set of dining silverware. It does look knife like but other than that I’m not sure.
Letter opener