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Shaped, flattened blade on an arched tapered handle stem with upturned rounded end. It is molded with a lobed edge shell device and scrolls.
butter knives
silver (metal)
plate (material)
Silver
KNIFE, BUTTER
Stamped on the handle stem is: PAT.1888/TOWLE MFG. Co. Engraved on the back is an ""L"".
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Towle Silversmiths (Maker)
Newburyport, MA, USA
7.25 (H) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.603
Massachusetts (United States)
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