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What is a copper silent butler?

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What is a copper silent butler?
A copper silent butler is a tool used for cleaning that is crafted out of copper metal. Its design contains a bowl, a hinged cover and a long handle. Traditionally, servants used silent butlers to remove crumbs or ashes from tabletops. On 1stDibs, shop a range of copper silent butlers.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Antique Silent Butler
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique silent butler made of metal with a turned wooden handle and hinged lid. On top is an
Category

Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Silent Butler
By Amcrest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very nice Amcrest Gentlemans Wardrobe Stand/ Silent Butler. This was a piece of furniture that most
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Maple

Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths Brass Silent Butler
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lacquered brass lidded silent butler with incised lines designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Vintage English Victorian Silver Plated Silent Butler Crumb Catcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage English Victorian Silver Plated Silent Butler Crumb Catcher. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Pair of sterling silver silent butlers made in London in 1938
Located in London, London
Butlers or Ash Trays, are of traditional form, with wooden handles and hinged lids. Each silent butler
Category

Vintage 1930s English Ashtrays

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage English Silver Plate Silent Butler with Removable Lid & Ebonised Handle
By Charles Howard Collins
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vintage silver plated English Silent Butler with an ebonised wooden handle. The lid, engraved
Category

Vintage 1930s English Georgian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

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