What is this metal rod with attached razor blade? Found in Nana's Kitchen

What is this metal rod with attached razor blade? Found in Nana's Kitchen - Various types of spices for healthy food food preparation

Our Nana passed, and we found this in her kitchen. It appears to be well used. That is an ordinary razor blade it is holding. The screw forces the blade into a curve.

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Best Answer

This appears to be a bread lame - a tool used to score the top of bread (mostly, but not entirely, for aesthetic reasons).




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