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Queen letter opener w/folding pen blade

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:22 pm
by treefarmer
Can anyone help me with any additional info on this Queen letter opener? What Queen pattern is it based on? My son handed it to me last evening when we stopped by his home for supper. "Early birthday present", he said, "don't think you have one of these." The tang stamp appears to be the '52-'55 era, the crowned Q on it's side. It is a 3 1/4" bone handled frame with pen blade plus the 5 3/8" letter blade. The pin holding the bone to the frame next to the folding blade on the pile side is completely gone.
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Re: Queen letter opener w/folding pen blade

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:16 am
by edge213
Can't help ya, but it's a cool item.

Re: Queen letter opener w/folding pen blade

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:59 am
by bdev
It's based on the Queen #3 Sleeveboard Pen pattern. Nice Rogers bone.