overall: 4 cm x 23 cm x .25 cm; 1 9/16 in x 9 1/16 in x 1/8 in
overall: 1/16 in x 8 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in; .15875 cm x 20.6375 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
letter opener
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Referenced:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
after 1877
Description (Brief):
A letter opener advertising W. Atlee Burpee Co. Made of cream celluloid with green printed details, it has an image of a lima bean pod on the front and back. The handle section of the opener is in the shape of a pod, described as "Natural size pod of Burpee's bush lima."
