letter opener, office supplies, letter openers, African artifacts, Tanzania

Rare vintage letter opener. Really neat 1960's hand carved Tanganyika wood souvenir letter opener. Tanganyika is now known as United Republic of Tanzania. Upon winning independence from Britain, in 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged after a battle. This is when the name was changed to Tanzania. These letter openers are now a very sought after collectible artifact from Tanzania. Once carved for tourist, it is 9.5" long.