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Letter openers have been used since the eighteenth century. Ivory and silver were favored by the well-to-do. From the start, letter openers were both practical and simple, artistic and ornate. In the late nineteenth century, the letter opener was popular as an advertising giveaway and many were made of metal or celluloid. Brass openers with figural handles were also popular.


 
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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
Letter OpenersMice Bone, Carved, Germany, 7 1/2 In.2010
Letter OpenersMouse Bronze, Vienna, 10 5/8 In.2010
Letter OpenersMouse On Feather Bronze, 9 In.2010
Letter OpenersNude Woman Lying Down Legs Crossed, Gilt Metal, House Of Silz, 7 In.2010
Letter OpenersOwl Bronzed Silver, 8 In.2010
Letter OpenersPierced Gold Peony Leaf Handle Silver Blade, G. Shiebler Co., c.1890, 12 In.2010
Letter OpenersRevolutionary War Soldier Sterling Silver, Dudley & Co., England, 10 1/4 In.2010
Letter OpenersRound Head Top Glass Eyes, Black Beak, Bakelite, Marbled Brown, 6 In.2010
Letter OpenersSilver Stylized Leaf, Berry, Georg Jensen, 5 1/2 In.2010
Letter OpenersSterling & Ivory Signed Byron On Handle, 1918, 12 In.2010
Letter OpenersTortoiseshell Silver Beaded Edge, 12 1/2 In.2010
Letter OpenersWoman’s Face Ivory, Bronze Scarf Mount, Holly, Berries, Art Nouveau, 8 In.2010
Letter OpenersWoman’s Head Hair Pulled Back, Bronze, Art Deco, 12 In.2010
Letter OpenersAbe Lincoln Brass, England, c.1930, 7 In.2009
Letter OpenersBeetle Bronze, Feather Texture, Curled Handle, Japan, Early 20th Century, 6 In.2009
Letter OpenersCrowned King Possibly George V, Gold Metal, 1910, 10 In.2009
Letter OpenersLizard Bronze, Art Nouveau, 11/2 x 111/2 In.2009
Letter OpenersNude With Deer Silver, Art Deco, 10 In.2009
Letter OpenersParrot Metal, France, c.1900, 8 In.2009
Letter OpenersPolar Bears Brass, Art Deco, c.1940, 9 In.2009
Letter OpenersStag’s Head Brass, c.1920, 10 In.2009
Letter OpenersSterling & Ivory Georg Jensen, c.1945, 103/8 In.2009
Letter OpenersWilliam Howard Taft Commemorative Eagle, Cornucopia, Bronze, Ohio Society Of N.Y., Dec. 16, 1908,2009
Letter OpenersWomen’s Suffrage Votes For Women, Composition, Woman Handle, 53/4 In.2009
Letter OpenersPewter HandleGreen, Red, Clear Stones, Prism Ball Finial2008
 

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