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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1838   CAS 0389-1838; Knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Knife
Culture German, probably
Global Region Europe
Country Germany, probably
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1700s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone; Tin alloy; Silver alloy?
Description From BRL 1982: “Dinner knife, probably German, probably late 18th century; Handle of green dyed bone with pinned on tin alloy decorations; Cap missing; Silver alloy (?) (sic) ferrules; Blade marked with pictorial stamp - a wagon jack? (sic); Poor condition.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 22.3