| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1543 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Knife |
| Culture |
German, probably |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
Germany, probably |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Nordrhein-Westfalen, probably |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Solingen, probably |
| Maker's Name |
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| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1900 |
| Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
| Materials |
Metal: Steel; Ivory: walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) tusk; Nickel silver |
| Description |
From BRL 1982: "Table knife / probably German, circa 1900, Solingen. Blade: Blade was originally straight and round ended; reground to make it look older. Remains of mark on blade: ' F. D...S...' Handle: appears to be walrus ivory core, nickel silver ferrule." |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 25.6 |