Circa- 1852-1893. This knife was made by the Meriden Britannia Co. of West Meriden Conneticut. Ladies carried knives like this in their handbag to peel fruit with. The blade has some movement in the open position. The spring has good snap. The tang is only marked M.B. Co. It comes in a brown leather pocket pouch.
Specifications
Item #
KLC09872
Maker
M.B. Co.
Knife Type
Folder
Model
Ladies Fruit Knife
Main Blade Length & Type
2 1/4" Blade
Blade Steel
Silver Blade
Handle Material
Embossed Silver Frame
Closed or Overall
3 3/16" Closed
How It Works
This is a consignment sales website. Folks send in knives to us, we clean them up, research them, photograph them, set a value, and sell them for you (handling all shipping, inquiries, returns, etc.)
A.G. Russell called our pricing a Dutch Auction. The price is set by our researcher, and then every month it is available it goes down in price by 10%.
Prices are reduced on the Wednesday closest to the 15th of the month. New knives are added usually twice a month.