help to identify purpose of this tool

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  1. Cathie

    Cathie New Member

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    Cathie, Dec 27, 2018
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  2. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Hi Cathie!

    I can't help, but just wanted to say Welcome to Antiquers!
     
    judy, Dec 27, 2018
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  3. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    I first thought page splitter,but now Im wondering if its to help put boots or shoes on?
     
    johnnycb09, Dec 27, 2018
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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    That's what I'm seeing: a shoehorn/boot horn for when your valet is not near to hand.
     
    Bronwen, Dec 27, 2018
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  5. LoveTheHunt!

    LoveTheHunt! Well-Known Member

    Looks like a shoehorn to me, too - but the strap seems superfluous...
     
    LoveTheHunt!, Dec 27, 2018
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  6. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the forum!

    I've rotated one of your photos to try and read what's stamped into the 'horn' part, if it is a shoe horn. Since you have it in your hands, maybe you can decipher a little better:

    Shoehorn.jpg
     
    sabre123, Dec 27, 2018
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  7. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    A page splitter would be used cut open the folded edges of the pages of a book and would be more like a letter opener, with perhaps a pointed tip and sharper edge. A shoe horn would usually be cupped to accommodate the heel.
    So I think this may be a page turner, used to slip between the pages and gently turn them (as opposed to using your greasy fingers). The leather strap and ring may indicate that it was meant to be hung on a lectern for easy access, or even chained to a reading desk as some valuable books used to be.
    As sabre noted, there is something stamped in the metal just in front of the animal's head. Can you read this, or post a clear closeup?
     
    2manybooks, Dec 27, 2018
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  8. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    The word looks like POEPPI to me.

    I've lightened it.

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    daveydempsey, Dec 27, 2018
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  9. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Perhaps to hang it?
     
    SBSVC, Dec 27, 2018
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  10. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    If that blade is concave then I'm going with shoehorn.
    I have one at the side of my chair that has a back scratcher on the other end and a strap for hanging.
     
    daveydempsey, Dec 27, 2018
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  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I can't find a page turner with that kind of wear & an attached heavily worn leather strap.
     
    komokwa, Dec 27, 2018
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome Cathie.
    Just a question, is it concave on the side of the head? In that case I would say shoehorn or boothorn. If it is flat, a page turner.
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 27, 2018
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  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    well now I'm having trouble finding a long thin shoehorn without a scalloped flared end...
     
    komokwa, Dec 27, 2018
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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Oh dear, the search engine gods are just not on smiling on you, are they?:arghh:
     
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    Any Jewelry, Dec 28, 2018
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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Boothorn, straight model:
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    Just for fun, a Manolo Blahnik shoehorn:
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    Any Jewelry, Dec 28, 2018
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  16. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    well that's more like it !
     
    komokwa, Dec 28, 2018
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  17. springfld.arsenal

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    The dark front of this looks like it slips off to reveal the actual tool, have you tried pulling that off?
     
    springfld.arsenal, Dec 28, 2018
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  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    interesting...u think you're looking at a sheath..??
    funny how photo's can beguile..
     
    komokwa, Dec 28, 2018
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  19. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    I think the animal head once had 2 jewels. It does remind me of a handle for maybe something else, maybe.
     
    i need help, Dec 28, 2018
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  20. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It seems we're just talking amongst ourselves. Has @Cathie left the building?
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 28, 2018
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