Vintage 16” Web Sterling Silver Sheffield Cake/Bread Knife

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Vintage 16” Web Sterling Silver Sheffield Cake/Bread Knife.
You are bidding on one Vintage Web/Sheffield knife
The knife has a WEB Sterling Silver Handle and the blade is made of stainless steel. The knife has been used at other weddings as you can tell in pics of the blade. The knife measures 16 inches in length..the knife was made in Sheffield England.
The Web Silver Co., Inc. of Philadelphia, Pa marked their ware with sterling and WEB from c. 1950 through the present. They worked closely with Weidlich Sterling Company of Connecticutt to share dies etc. after 1952. Weidlich was a flatware company while Web produced hollowware and novelties
This would be a very typical gift item found at the historic Wannamaker's store in Philadelphia, the oldest department store in the country. Department stores were the place to get fine gifts such as sterling silver items and the mid 20th century was the height of our big cities downtowns and the period when American department stores were the center of our retail life and high quality goods
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