Rare Victorian Antique “The Popular Paper Knife” or Book Page Opener for The Post Office, Predecessor of Royal Mail

The blade is printed with Inland Postal Information, detailing historic British domestic postal rates for letters, newspapers, postcards, books, parcels and telegrams, together with money order rates to destinations throughout the world.

It is also a ruler, printed with scales in both inches and centimetres, together with useful imperial and metric conversion tables, making it a practical desk tool

A fascinating survivor from the late Victorian period, reflecting the postal services and everyday office reference information of the time.

Age: Late 19th century
Size: 32.8 cm (12 7/8") long.
Weight: 19g approx.
Condition: Antique condition, with significant age-related wear, rubbing and losses to the printed surface, together with marks and staining consistent with age and use. The printing remains largely legible, and the piece displays well despite its well-used condition. It was traditionally used to slit the uncut edges of folded book pages, a common feature of 19th-century books.


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