mini butter knife?

[wkrp43]

Mini butter knife? Rang up as penny. Says made in Italy.

 

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose....with the rust I would think it is not silver. Italy is all that it says?

 

[wkrp43]

Yessir, that's all the wording I see. To light for silver. Wife says for kids....tea set?

 

[wheatfinder13]

It's definitely old, it looks like a butter knife to me

 

[ivan salis]

old scapel

 

[wkrp43]

I don't have it with me now. At work.....abt five inches long . Weren't scalpels usually stainless?

 

[bigblockjohn454]

Yes, Yes they were! And still are. I think your wife might be right. Childs play set. But who knows? It is from Italy. I hear they do things differently over there.
Nice digs tho!
John

 

[Uncle Jeff]

I don't have it with me now. At work.....abt five inches long . Weren't scalpels usually stainless?

Not really, I am trying to find an exact date, and I am up to 1938 so far when steel scalpels and amputation knifes were still being used because they could not get a good enough edge on stainless steel to cut anything with "often refereed to as the knife that would not cut" LOL
In 1963 over 90 percent of surgical instruments were still steel and only 10 percent were stainless steel ..
The Evolution of Surgical Instruments: An Illustrated History from Ancient ... - John Kirkup - Google Books

 

[wkrp43]

Ok.....this knife is not sharp, and doesn't look to be worn down.....thanx

 

[dirtwizard]

could be part of a travel or camp dining set. small size for easy portability.