Does anyone know what sort of knife this is?

pnc75
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As in, does it have a specific purpose eg bread knife.  I know that's not what it would be used for, just an example.

 

It' another vintage piece, this time from my mother's estate. 

 

Thank you all in advance.

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I would think it could be used for either cheese or cake / pie - the length suggests the latter to me. Mirage apparently made a range of "hostess helpers" / hostess servers with these lucite handles.

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Thanks Siddie. I've never heard of lucite, so that is something new for me to learn about. Thanks again for your help. 

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Here is one of many with similar blades.

Did find a couple of similar bladed ones by Robinson Stainless Steel, one was full silver and one had a bakelite handle.

Just can not locate  anything similar  in the  Mirage  design/series by Robinson SS

Anyway hope this is of some help

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1120725203/tortoise-shell-bakelite-handle-tomato?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_s...

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Thank you 🙂 The blade is certainly the same shape. 

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pnc75
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And while I have you all here. These aren't as old as they others, but I'd like to be accurate about them. I know one is a cheese planer, one a cheese knife (I think) and I'm not sure about the one on the left.

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Again, thank you all for your time and help. I have 3 estates to go through as well as a lifetime of collecting all sorts of things ourselves, so will no doubt be back with a lot more questions. Thank you all for your patience with me. 

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The one on the left is a grapefruit knife.

 

 

The knife you’ve mentioned in your OP seems to me to be a pie knife.

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@twyngwyn wrote:

a letter opener? slightly different pic:

 

VINTAGE "MIRAGE" ACRYLIC Handled Letter Opener no.J4652 by Robinson w/Box £6.21 - PicClick UK


Never seen a serated letter opener.

 

Think the knife is serated.

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I’m actually in the market for a Georgian silver knife opener…

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Yes it is. Very finely serrated on one side. 

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