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KNIFE

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, COPPER, WOOD
Catalogue Number
P19910049002
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL, COPPER, WOOD
No. Pieces
1
Length
21.8
Diameter
1.6
Description
SPRING STEEL BLADE, SHAPED & SHARPENED INSERTED IN COPPER PIPE HANDLE. HANDLE APPEARS WEIGHTED. 2 PINS & WOOD INSERT HOLD BLADE IN PLACE. HANDLE HAS BEEN TINNED. BLADE BROKEN & CHIPPED. PINS BRASS. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.
Subjects
UNCLASSIFIABLE ARTIFACTS
Historical Association
TRADES
History
DONOR FOUND WHILE DIGGING IN BACKYARD IN 1980. PROBABLY HANDMADE. SPECIFIC USE IF ANY UNKNOWN. DONOR USED KNIFE IN HER GARDEN & DAMAGED BLADE.
Catalogue Number
P19910049002
Acquisition Date
1991-07
Collection
Museum
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