Nice Old Pewter Heart Shaped Letter Opener woman with bible and then even more so

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

and loss/aging to the enameled paint on some

From 1940 to 1960

Resealed by a previous owner

and nice and heavy and satisfying in the hand

Nice Old Pewter Heart Shaped Letter Opener woman with bible and then even more soI'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