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Richards of Sheffield Lucky Farthing Folding Pocket Knife - A vintage Richards of Sheffield Lucky Farthing novelty folding pen knife, manufactured in Sheffield, England. The item features a key-shaped plated metal handle with a circular head inset with an authentic 1948 British bronze farthing coin. The coin reverse depicts a wren motif with the inscriptions 1948 and FARTHING. The handle body is decorated with vertical engine-turned linear patterns and stippling, and the top includes a circular aperture for attachment to a keychain or watch chain. The knife is constructed with a single folding steel blade housed within the handle.