Cutler's Masterpiece In The Shape Of A Very Small Pocket Knife

Before the revolution of modern techniques, the craftsman, to be recognized, had only his know-how and to make it known and win the backing of his masters, to create a miniature object... the cutler who shaped us in the 19th century this masterpiece, endowed it with five capacities: A large and a small blade, a nail file making a curette, a pair of scissors and two tortoiseshell spatulas; the rivets of the ribs are repointed on each side; The pair of scissors with two pointed blades has a fixed branch and the other maneuverable without ring... and for good reason, finally a leaf spring of 5/10 th of a millimeter ensures the return! Establishing the choice of the work and carrying out the project, designing the different parts, assembling them and remaining anonymous, isn't this the marvelous expression of a real talent? French work from the second half of the 19th century. Very slight traces of oxidation and a thin scale spatula lost on both.