Vintage First National Bank of Boston letter opener new in box

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Vintage First National Bank of Boston letter opener. It is silver in color, but I don’t know what it’s made of. There are no markings to confirm the material. It weighs 1.5 ounces, and is 7 ¾” long. Another one that I have has quite a bit of tarnish, in shades of blue, green and black, for whatever clue that gives. This one has a little bit of tarnish. My lack of knowledge about it is reflected in the low opening bid I have set. It’s new in box, and the box has a little bit of discoloration from storage. I assume it’s circa 1971, because I further assume it was a tchotchke made to celebrate the opening of their new building at 100 Federal Street in Boston. (Nicknamed “the pregnant building," which is weird because I don’t know any four-sided pregnant people.) The building was designed by Campbell, Arch & Nulty with LeMessurier, and the architecture style is Art Moderne. The design is two-sided. The top of one side is a representation of the building, and the other side is stamped with “The First National Bank of Boston.” The box is blue on the bottom and white on the top, with a gold stamp of the bank’s eagle logo with the date 1784.