Hand-painted Puffin Letter Opener, Presumed Grenfell Mission painted carved figure To my eye a beautifully

To my eye a beautifully primitive

I believe made of celluloid

A nice chunky old whimsy

A pretty refined little ball in cage whimsy

1900 I believe

Hand-painted Puffin Letter Opener, Presumed Grenfell Mission painted carved figure To my eye a beautifullyI've had a couple of old Grenfell Mission (Labrador) wooden letter openers hand painted with figures in parka driving dogs sleds, and have seen a few other varieties as well, and this puffin is so similar in manner I am nearly certain it is Grenfell Mission as well. What a charmer of a puffin, and what a charmer of a letter opener, to keep on one's desk, or perhaps to stick like a post into a bowl full of pretty rocks and pebbles. C. 1920s 30s I