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Pocket Knife Collectors Help i have a Question about an old 14k GEORGE WOSTENHOLM IXL Pen knife?

i just bought it at a flea market for 20 dollars.
its stamped 14k, its about 2.5 inches long it has 4 blades and it has the initials AAS on the side. here is an image i scanned http://images.imagefap.com/full/11/5f3eb5fd5c8846fda398fe782cbdf86c/1314024791.jpg
im wanting to find out how old it is and what is it worth?
Thanks.

seen some between 10 and 100 bucks, depends

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