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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 9563159, member: 301&quot;]Ivory &amp; some foreign material at one end....</p><p>interior blades of some sort... that start out with a very fine point and flair towards the centre of the housing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two sides , that are open,&nbsp; show what look like grooves in the ivory , leading to the pointy ends of the blades.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the moment there is no movement at the protruding end , and I wonder if it&#039;s just a forward guide for easy access to the side grooves..</p><p><br /></p><p>That slit where the blades are seated makes me think the blades fold out of their enclosure , but they don&#039;t seem to want to move.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see it being a thread cutter, but as yet have no proof of this.</p><p><br /></p><p>2 3/4 inches with a stamping of Pat Nov 16 , 1869.. !!</p><p><br /></p><p>( this is in &#039;&nbsp; FINDS &#039; , and I don&#039;t usually double post , but figured it deserves it&#039;s own thread..)</p><p><br /></p><p>To my eye , it&#039;s very well constructed , and I doubt it&#039;s a OOAK , but I&#039;ve not been able to so far, find another.</p><p><br /></p><p>.[ATTACH=full]457916[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]457917[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]457918[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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