Sterling silver letter opener and magnifying glass: knife of letter opener attached at stem to magnifying glass; blade is made of silver, magnifier made of glass; curlicued openwork at stem of knife; around cutout in knife near stem: imprinted into silver: "728 STERLING" and a design; hand-engraved into silver above "STERLING" is imprinted: "5159".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Width
1 in
Length
9 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1 x 9 in. (2.5 x 22.9 cm)
Dimension Description
Magnifying glass
Width
1/4 in
Diameter
2-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (0.6 x 5.7 cm)
Material
silver, Glass (optical)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Some horizontal scratches halfway down body of knife; chips and dents along side of knife; dent at point of knife.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Charter Room