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Letter Opener
Letter Opener

Letter Opener

Distributor (American, founded 1847)
Date1968
MediumWhite metal, possibly sterling silver, with gold electroplating
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 7 1/2 x 1/2in. (19.1 x 1.3cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Paul Accarpio
Object number2005.158.4
DescriptionWhite metal letter opener with gold electroplated handle engraved with "MOSES FOX CLUB 1968". "GERMANY" is stamped across the width of the handle on the verso, where the handle meets the blade.
Collections
Status
Not on view
Gift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman, 2007.24.14a-d, Connecticut Historical So ...
G. Fox and Co.
1968
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.10, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Beatrice Fox
1952
Money Clip
Beatrice Fox
1945
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sperlari
after 1950
Gift of the Children of Richard and Georgette Koopman, 2007.24.2a-c, Connecticut Historical Soc ...
G. Fox and Co.
1960
Full view of sword with scabbard
Captain Thomas R. Mead
1861
Gift of Ruth Berins Collier, 2004.132.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Maurice H. Berins
1960-1975
Letter Openers
The Fuller Brush Company
about 1965
Full view of sword with scabbard
Colonel George Perkins Bissell
1862
Gift of Ruth Berins Collier, 2004.132.2a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Maurice H. Berins
1955