Material: Silver handle; steel blade / tongue.
Size: 245 mm length × 35 mm width.
Maker’s Mark: Partially legible, beginning with W.G.; remaining characters unclear.
Hallmarks: Lion passant present, confirming sterling silver. A date letter U is also present, but the assay office mark is too unclear to isolate the year securely.
Description: Silver handle with a beaded border and engraved monogram EJL to the front. Blade made in English steel.
Circa: Early to Mid 20th Century (1912)
Notes:
Silver-handled shoehorns were common dressing-table and grooming accessories, often kept as personal items or given as gifts. This example retains its engraved monogram and clear sterling mark, while the incomplete hallmark row leaves the precise assay office and year unresolved for now.