1872 Buttonhole Cutter (aka Grandma's little shank....)
Saw this in a listing and since i had not seen one with so much decoration, I went ahead and finally added one of these to the buttonhole cutter collection.
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First of all she cleaned up REAL nice
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The patent date is clear and crisp
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and Boy Howdy!!!! when I opened it up I was surprised and how lethal looking this little beastie was...
(my DD coined the phrase "Grandma's little shank")
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The idea here is you move the slider to the number/size you want and then push the blade through the fabric until the little folded back portions hit the fabric.
This thing is still razor sharp....