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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1765   CAS 0389-1765; Knife
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Knife
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. Nordrhein-Westfalen
County
Other Geographic Data City: Solingen
Maker's Name Friedrich Herder
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood (boxwood); Nickel silver
Description From BRL 1982: “Bread knife, Germany (Solingen); Nickel silver ferrule; Finely carved boxwood handle, geometric with coat of arms; Motto ‘LUCTOR ET EMERGO’; Lion on top, rattle inside; Blade marked ‘F. HERDER ABR. SOHN’ - firm, Friedrich Herder, established 1623; Piece ca. 1800.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.9, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 38.7