Thai Siam Ivory paper knife Buddhist

fernando · 14th December 2023, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by phil.reid

...cant see how it could be used for cutting betel nuts...

Ditto

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Gavin Nugent · 14th December 2023, 01:53 PM

A nice old letter opener by the looks... it isn't going to cut much else, it would be lucky to pull the skin of custard.

The pieces are artistically and culturally correct, but I can't help but feel they are a marriage of different pieces.
For sure paper knives like this exist, I only question the unusual angle at the forte and the obvious modern glue fixing the blade.

Potentially, and just thinking out loud, right or wring, perhaps once a full sliver of ivory including an integral hilt was the paper knife and it may have been melded into part of a defunct silverware set or similar.

14th December 2023, 01:53 PM	#2
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	A nice old letter opener by the looks... it isn't going to cut much else, it would be lucky to pull the skin of custard. The pieces are artistically and culturally correct, but I can't help but feel they are a marriage of different pieces. For sure paper knives like this exist, I only question the unusual angle at the forte and the obvious modern glue fixing the blade. Potentially, and just thinking out loud, right or wring, perhaps once a full sliver of ivory including an integral hilt was the paper knife and it may have been melded into part of a defunct silverware set or similar.