Grenfell Mission, Labrador Hand-painted Letter Opener c. 1930s-40s carved stone figure and a little surface roughness

and a little surface roughness on the inside of the curves of the necks

The fan itself adjusts from flush front to entirely horizontal

between the top and bottom of the handle

but the wood panel on the backside is easily removed to fill the frame with other things

I love the succinctness of just "ARTS" now

Grenfell Mission, Labrador Hand-painted Letter Opener c. 1930s-40s carved stone figure and a little surface roughnessI found another of these Grenfell Mission letter openers a few years ago and have kept a keen out out for another ever since because they are rare, and because items produced by Grenfell Mission have become quite collectible, but mostly because they are fabulous! And this one is in really excellent condition. Hand painted on both sides with a figure in white parka with green gloves on red sled, pulled by this terrific row of three black dogs.