Image
Category
Collection
Maker
Object type
Place
Material
Date

Ivory paper knife

1920

Propeller-Style Paper Knife

Paper knife decorated with elephants

1890-1930

"Larkins" paper knife of imitation ivory cellulose acetate

1930-1940

Paper knife of ivory cellulose nitrate

1900-1910

Paper knife, English Welsh & Scottish Railways, stainless steel, oval handle with EWS logo.

Paper knife

2000

Paper knife, silver plated, Southern Railway, plain handle stamped with SR logo and image of EMU, made by Mappin & Webb (BTH 17S). Overall: 4 mm x 173 mm x 15 mm, 0.04kg.

Silver plated paper knife, Southern Railway

Paper knife. Short-bladed knife with ivory handle. Blade stamped NER. In cardboard case. 5 1/2" long.

Paper knife, North Eastern Railway

Paper knife, silver plated, by Maple, London, Southern Railway garter on blade (BTH 16S). Overall: 5 mm x 195 mm x 17 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated paper knife, Southern Railway

1923-1948

Two rotary trimming knives with wooden handles, swivel heads with rotating blades with five spare blades.

Print and Paper Rotary Trimming Knives

Paper knife, hand-made knife for drawing office use: 2-edged metal blade with wooden handle shaped as a letter opener. Belonged to T.E. Ludwig, Chief Draughtsman at Crewe. Overall: 186 mm x 13 mm x 6 mm.

Paper knife for drawing office use

Paper knife incorporating moulded plastic lens by COIL with inch and mm calibration. Kingston lens moulding patent.

Paperknife With Plastic Lens

Paper knife, Newcastle & North Shields Railway. Overall: 7 mm x 85 mm x 15 mm.

Paper knife, Newcastle & North Shields Railway

Letter opener, silver plated, by Mappin & Webb, London & South Western Railway, plain with hooped handle, L&SWR script monogram.

Silver plated paper knife, London & South Western Railway