Old Imperial knife
Old Imperial knife
Pretty worn and I am assuming fairly old. The handles look like pearl. Marked Imperial Providence RI
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The "pearl" is a swirled celluloid material commonly called "mother of toilet seat" because it was popular on toilets in the 40's and 50's. J.O'.
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Pretty cool to know.Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 6:59 pm The "pearl" is a swirled celluloid material commonly called "mother of toilet seat" because it was popular on toilets in the 40's and 50's. J.O'.
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It is what is called a tip bolster knife. Blades look real rough.
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MOTS for short, nice survivor. 
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Re: Old Imperial knife
Keep a close eye on that one - sorry to say but that rust-colored ring around the handle cover pin might be early celluloid off-gassing. I wouldn't put it with any other knives either, just in case.
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Good that you spied that apparent rust spot, Mumbleypeg.
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