Can anyone help me with a few question I have on this letter opener. The blade is signed on one side "Paul A Henckel, Solingen. The other side is stamped SRD German. Thanks in advance for all the help.
1== How old is this ?
2== What is the appx value on an item like this?
3== Any other info would be greatly appreicated.
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Marlin Letter Opener
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Re: Marlin Letter Opener
Sage94;
The Marlin letter openers are a scarce item and quite desirable item to Marlin collectors. These apparently were made about 1908 to 1915 era. The "The Sign of a Marlin" logo was used during that period of time.
I see some pitting on the blade of the opener, which will hurt the value a little, but the last one I saw on eBay brought around $275.00 as I remember, and it was a very nice one. Yours might be worth a little less due to the pitting, but not all that much. I am sure any collector that wants one and does not have one would be interested in it if you were to offer it for sale.
I hope this helps.
The Marlin letter openers are a scarce item and quite desirable item to Marlin collectors. These apparently were made about 1908 to 1915 era. The "The Sign of a Marlin" logo was used during that period of time.
I see some pitting on the blade of the opener, which will hurt the value a little, but the last one I saw on eBay brought around $275.00 as I remember, and it was a very nice one. Yours might be worth a little less due to the pitting, but not all that much. I am sure any collector that wants one and does not have one would be interested in it if you were to offer it for sale.
I hope this helps.
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Re: Marlin Letter Opener
Thanks Gunrunner.
Appreciate all the info.
The blade is in very good condition with very little pitting. Must be the way the photo was taken.
Appreciate all the info.
The blade is in very good condition with very little pitting. Must be the way the photo was taken.