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Permalink Reply by Roger Russell on March 18, 2011 at 22:52

It's purpose was to remove corns or bunions from your feet.

 

Pattern number: 6697.

Permalink Reply by Ricky Ray on March 19, 2011 at 9:35

Right on Roger! I knew you'd get this one.

I'm not sure when this pattern was first made by Boker but they are listed in both the 1911 and 1914 catalogs. You have probably seen it in your 1928 catalog also. Corn knives and razors fell out of favor sometime around the 1930s.

Permalink Reply by Roger Russell on March 23, 2011 at 20:45

Though you rarely ever see one, H. Boker also produced the corn knife with pearl handles.