Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BOOT SHAPED

Date Range From

1800

Materials

METAL

No. Pieces

1

Length

8.2

Description

FOLDING POCKET KNIFE, SINGLE BLADE. SHAPED WITH HANDLE LIKE A WOMAN'S SHOE. 1 HANDLE MISSING, REMAINING HANDLE HEAVILY CORRODED, PORTIONS MISSING. BLADE BADLY CORRODED ALSO. LOOP AT TOE END. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.

Subjects

PERSONAL GEAR

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

DONOR SUPPLIED A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING WITH ILLUSTRATION OF THIS TYPE OF POCKET KNIFE. INFORMATION FROM CLIPPING: "A POCKET KNIFE SHAPED LIKE A LADY'S SHOE GIVEN TO SUITORS BY FRENCH LADIES OF THE 18TH CENTURY - MEANT THEY WERE GIVEN' THE BOOT'" (SOURCE: ORILLIA DAILY PACKET & TIMES. NOV. 4, 1964)

Catalogue Number

P19920024001

Acquisition Date

1992-06

Collection

Museum

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