A Tunbridge Ware Letter Opener c1890

Description

Heading : Tunbridge Ware six and three quarter half inch paper cutter with inlaid handle and polished blade
Date : c1890
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells. England
Decoration : Inlaid ladder design
Size :  18cm
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 7g

The perfect solution for cutting through the Christmas card envelopes and wrapping paper. Beautiful and functional.

Opening bills after Christmas future will almost be pleasant experience.  One of many everyday items fabricated from Tunbridge Ware inlaid turnery. If it could be made from wood it could become adorned with the intricate mosaic floral and geometrical designs synonymous with the manufacturers of the 19^th and early 20^th Centuries in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.