Stock No. 2483	Victorian sterling sword paper knife
	Amusing Victorian sterling silver paper knife, very realistically fashioned in the shape of a dress sword in a scabbard. Two bands of applied silver on the scabbard have a silver chain and ring attached to them. The full set of hallmarks, as well as the maker's mark are clearly stamped on both the blade of the sword and on the scabbard.
	Maker :- E.H. Stockwell

Condition :-Very good, with crisp hallmarks
Hallmarked :- London 1873
Size :- 5.35 inches (13.59 cm) long
Weight :- 0.82 ozt (25.4 g)
By the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the Victorians had given full reign to their love of making everyday objects in novelty shapes, such as this paper knife. Edward Stockwell specialised in the manufacture of 'presentation swords and cup and bottle mounts in gold and silver'. A great deal of Stockwell's work was retailed by W. Thornhill & Co. who were renowned for the novelties they sold which were always of the highest quality. Thornhill were famous for their Norwegian and Albanian chatelaine belts to which they continuously added new novelty appendages, particularly prior to Christmas.

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