RARE TINIEST ANTIQUE
MOTHER OF PEARL FOLDING
PEN or FRUIT KNIFE
This is as small as they get.
19th century folding penknife or fruit knife
in miniature.
This fabulous little Mother of Pearl
handled folding knife is way too small
for the traditional use of these
knives
– more like the size of a charm
for
a charm bracelet.
Folding fruit knives were developed from
folding penknives which were first created
around the late 17th and early
18th centuries.
The penknife came in two different forms,
the fixed and folding blade that were
relatively short, normally about
1 ½” long,
and it generally had a spike at the end
of the handle which was used to spit the
quill itself when needed.
As the penknife became obsolete it
developed into the folding fruit knife.
The posh versions had sterling silver
blades but the less costly versions
had steel blades like this one.
Stainless steel wasn’t invented when
this was made so blades are a bit rusty
and oxidized as would be
expected.
The body of the knife is finished with
Mother of Pearl shell on both sides -
one side is more pearl coloured
than the other which is more yellow.
Still works as can be seen in video
but the larger of the two blades takes
a bit of oomph to get it out but
I am
getting old and weak so it’s probably
not that hard for everyone else.
Cute as a button and quite a rare find.
CONDITION
In good antique condition overall
but as mentioned above it was made
before Stainless steel was invented
and so the blades are steel not
stainless steel so they are a bit rusty
and oxidized as would be
expected.
DIMENSIONS
It
measures approximately:
2.8cm (1
1/8") long
It
weighs: 3 grams
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