Paper Knife

petesknives · Post by **petesknives** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:36 pm

Is this whats called a paper knife? The handle is wood, as best I can make out the name on the tang says DEPOSE. Above it it looks like an M inside a circle. In the handle the circular insert if you look through it you see a lady from what appears the early 1900s. The picture is not pornograpic but was probably racy for the times. Wish I could show you that pic. Any ideas on origin and vintage? thanks all Ken

petesknives · Post by **petesknives** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:42 pm

Another pic

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:45 pm

Hi Ken, interesting knife. Depose is French and is roughly the equivalent of patent. Don't know the makers mark. Hopefully someone else will have some info.

s-k