Hand-painted Puffin Letter Opener, Presumed Grenfell Mission painted carved figure Carved into the underside in

Carved into the underside in capital letters is what appears to be "PEDICA"

Subjects range from Frederick Douglas to Joan Baez to E

1900 I believe

I believe made of celluloid

the existence and endurance of which feels quite miraculous to me

Hand-painted Puffin Letter Opener, Presumed Grenfell Mission painted carved figure Carved into the underside inI've had a couple of old Grenfell Mission (Labrador) wooden letter openers hand painted with figures in parka driving dogs sleds, and have seen a few other varieties as well, and this puffin is so similar in manner I am nearly certain it is Grenfell Mission as well. What a charmer of a puffin, and what a charmer of a letter opener, to keep on one's desk, or perhaps to stick like a post into a bowl full of pretty rocks and pebbles. C. 1920s 30s I