A vintage promotional two-blade penknife of white metal construction, likely produced for the British electrical firm Robert Hornby & Co Ltd. The handle scales are embossed with decorative detail and extensive commercial text. One side features a stippled ground with stylized lettering reading Robert Hornby, surrounded by the text A.C. & D.C. SLOT ELECTRICITY METERS and 7, CARLISLE STREET LONDON W.1. The reverse side depicts two early twentieth-century electricity meters in relief, accompanied by the technical notations VW 9 and VA 4. The tool is designed as a folding multi-tool with two steel blades or implements contained within the metal frame. The design is typical of mid-century industrial trade gifts, specifically referencing the specialist meter business operated from the Soho district of London.
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