{"product_id":"vintage-art-deco-solid-brass-figural-letter-opener","title":"Vintage Art Deco Solid Brass Figural Letter Opener","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe handle is modelled as a standing figure with arms raised behind the head, rising from stylised shell forms at the shoulder of the blade. It is properly made rather than cast in one crude piece: the figural handle is a separate casting that screws onto the blade. There is a registered design mark at the shoulder that has not yet been matched to a name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 7 in. L\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Warm solid brass with a softly polished surface and light handling wear throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Solid cast brass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Styling consistent with the 1930s. A third party has suggested circa 1930, which is their claim. What the object alone supports is Art Deco style, twentieth century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Unattributed. The mark format suggests British\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Art Deco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | paper knife, letter knife, page cutter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | Unidentified. Three separate searches failed to match the initials\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Marked at the blade shoulder with M.B within a shield and REG within a rectangle, indicating a registered design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Two part threaded construction, the figural handle a separate casting that screws onto the blade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSound and straight. The threaded handle screws down tight to the blade. Warm brass with a softly polished surface and light handling wear throughout. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844468998422,"sku":"CCC-90065","price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09196.jpg?v=1789584670","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/vintage-art-deco-solid-brass-figural-letter-opener","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}