Tromso, Norway Antique Souvenir Fish Knife in Leather Sheath antique crate nicely weighty box for jewelry

nicely weighty box for jewelry or small treasures

clearly done a very long time ago

Lots of use left in it

This book is worth owning for the list of patterns alone--- which includes large-scale elements but also such intimate ones as "sitting wall

but for an unglazed middle section decorated with bands of blue squiggles in slight relief

Tromso, Norway Antique Souvenir Fish Knife in Leather Sheath antique crate nicely weighty box for jewelryI'm not a fisherwoman, but I sure love this knife, with its great carved fish shaped handle and tooled leather (spotted trout?) sheath. The sheath is marked Tromso on one side (and 1910 on the other), making me pretty certain this is was a souvenir knife from Tromso in Northern Norway quite a fishing destination. A pretty great gift for your favorite fisher person or hunter, but also just a charming and handy knife to keep around. The wood on the