Designer: Carl Auböck III (1924 – 1993)

Item: Coin Letter Opener Model 4376

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: 1950s

Materials: Polished brass

Dimensions: 8 ¾” x 1” x ¼”

Condition: Very good, but with roughness at the very tip.  It appears someone used it to pry something open.

References: Auböck, Carl IV, die kataloge der werkstätte carl auböck 1925 – 1975, Carl Auböck Archive (2005); Auböck, Carl IV, die arbeiten der Werkstätte carl auböck – fotografiert von 1948 – 2005, Carl Auböck Archive (2009).

Description: Here is another classic Carl Auböck design for a letter opener. Well documented in the Archives books. These are not easy to find and we have only seen a few others come to market and at much higher prices.