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Paper Knife

Paper Knife
1920-1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Trebor Sharps Ltd (made for)
Place of origin
England (made)

Paper knife, cast aluminium advertising Sharps toffee, the handle shaped in the form of a wrapped toffee with the legend: `Sharps / the word for / TOFFEE' and an image of a parrot to the side. The finger guard, rectangular with the words on the face: `THE TOFFEE / SPECIALISTS'; triangular pointed blade.

Object details

Categories
Accessories
Advertising
Metalwork
Object type
Paper Knife
TitlePaper Knife (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Aluminium, cast
Aluminium
Casting
Brief description
Paper knife, cast aluminium, advertising Sharps toffee, England, 1920-1940.
Physical description
Paper knife, cast aluminium advertising Sharps toffee, the handle shaped in the form of a wrapped toffee with the legend: `Sharps / the word for / TOFFEE' and an image of a parrot to the side. The finger guard, rectangular with the words on the face: `THE TOFFEE / SPECIALISTS'; triangular pointed blade.
Dimensions
  • Length: xcm
  • Width: xcm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Sharps / the word for / TOFFEE (On the handle)
  • THE TOFFEE / SPECIALISTS (On the face of the guard.)
Production
Advertising Ephemera
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.308-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O295930/paper-knife-paper-knife-trebor-sharps-ltd/
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