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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons
I do not think I can post a better picture. What can be seen is the astrological figure aquarius. This is at the time people were burnt as witches or heretics or for just being bloody awkward. So this serving/table knife was in its day a bit racy. Perhaps that is why it survives.
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Thankyou Tim,
Some says it was the Medical proffesion that helped perpetrate the last round of European witchburnigs to get rid of the herbal health/ complimentry medicene practioners as competition.
I have no idea whether that is plausible though?
Spiral