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Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2136   CAS 0389-2136; Adze head (?) fragment
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze head (?) fragment
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe, possibly
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.7, Thickness = 3.7, Length = 6.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2166   CAS 0389-2166; Axe head
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Axe head
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe, possibly
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.7, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 20.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2190   CAS 0389-2190; Axe head
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Axe head
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe, possibly
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.9, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 13.2
Catalog Number CAS 0389-2168   CAS 0389-2168; Coin
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Coin
Culture Classical Greek
Global Region Europe
Country Greece
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture Late Classical: 400-300 BCE
Collection Name Rietz
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 9.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2169   CAS 0389-2169; Coin
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Coin
Culture Classical Greek
Global Region Europe
Country Greece
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture Late Classical: 400-300 BCE
Collection Name Rietz
Materials Metal: bronze
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 8.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1141   CAS 0389-1141; Cork stopper resizing tool
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Cork stopper resizing tool
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data City: London
Maker's Name MAW & Son
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Cast iron
Description Hinged, vice-like utensil similar in shape to a nut cracker but with 4 short, parallel U-shaped slots on both the upper and lower arms that line up with each other; Upper arm has an elaborate floral pattern and a curved cylindrical handle; Entire utensil is mounted on four feet that are perforated; "MAW & Son London" is embossed on lower portion; Used to resize cork stoppers by placing the stopper in one of the U-shaped slots and pressing the two halves together, thereby compressing the stopper to a smaller size.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Width = 7.7, Length = 25.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1707   CAS 0389-1707; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture
Global Region Europe
Country France or possibly Italy
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Bechon Gorgi
Date of Manufacture mid 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood; Iron
Description Steel and wood folding knife, steel blade with nail mark on one side with smith mark and name "Bechon Gorgi"; Wood handle has three metal rivets holding it together with two silver sunbursts decorations on one side of wooden handle with a silver individual between them; From BRL 1982: “Folding knife, France or possibly Italy; Wood handle with applied plated iron decoration of a man (a hunter?) (sic) and two flowers or sun bursts; Iron liners; Shear steel spring and blade; Touchmark of an object on a tripod (camera?) (sic) and at least two words (indistinct) (sic) BECHON... GORC... (sic); Probably mid 19th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 20.6 (open)

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1755   CAS 0389-1755; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood
Description From BRL 1982: “Folding knife or razor, origin unknown; Cylindrical sleet iron handle, wood liner; Crude but thin and sharp forged steel blade; Long tang.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 19.8 (open)

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2119   CAS 0389-2119; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture late 1700s to early 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Bone; Silver alloy; Iron
Description From BRL: “Folding knife, England; Green dyed bone handle, one [side with] round shield of silver alloy on plate; Iron liners; Separate fancy iron bolster; Steel blade with remains of mark: ‘...ANTED’ - probably ‘warranted’; Late 18th - early 19th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 13.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1736   CAS 0389-1736; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture English, probably
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain, probably
State/Prov./Dist. England, probably
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1750-1790, perhaps
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood; Tin (?); Iron
Description From BRL 1982: “Folding knife, probably England; Wood handle with tin (?) (sic) pin decoration; Iron bolster integral with liners; Steel spring; Steel blade marked ‘...ERT’; Wide sheep-foot shape; Integral bolster liner construction suggest English (Sheffield), steel spring indicates post 1750; Ca. 1750-1790, perhaps.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 20.4 (open)

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1551   CAS 0389-1551; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture French
Global Region Europe
Country France
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Northern France
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture early to mid 1700s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Iron
Description From BRL 1982: “Folding knife; Wrought iron, pivoting handle with handle cover of an identifiable deteriorated organic material; Steel blade with a touchmark; Sliding longitudinal pin in one handle, latches to hole in stud in other handle; France, early to mid 18th century; Historically and technically interesting.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 27.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1916   CAS 0389-1916; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture French, probably
Global Region Europe
Country France, probably
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1700s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Silver; Iron
Description Two folding knives that clip together, both have four mother of pearl sections on handle separated by silver adornments silver stars holding then to the main body, silver bolsters with etched line decorations, one blade has nail mark while the other does not; From BRL 1982: “Take-apart two blade knife, probably France; Four panel [mother of] pearl handle with engraved silver bolster and divides; Silver rivet burrs in shape of five point stars; Iron liners; Steel blades and springs; Touchmark on blade; Slip-pin take-apart mechanism; 18th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 38.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1753   CAS 0389-1753; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture Spanish
Global Region Europe
Country Spain
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early to mid 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Horn; Brass
Description From BRL 1982: “Folding knife, Spain; Horn handle with engraved brass bolster and cap; Steel back spring with hooking eye; Steel blade; Light engraving on reverse; Scroll and wood Seville; Locking teeth; Probably early to mid 19th century, though it may be older; A good example of an inexpensive type of knife.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 35.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1914   CAS 0389-1914; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood
Description From BRL 1982: “Folding knife, origin unknown; Wood handle wrapped in iron bolster; No springs; Crude forged blade with stamped designs.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.4, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 30.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1915   CAS 0389-1915; Folding knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Folding knife
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood
Description Folding knife with nail mark on blade and wrap around one piece bolster; The handle is composed of one piece of wood carved with geometric designs with a hook carved on the proximal end; From BRL 1982: “Folding knife, origin unknown; Carved wood handle wrapped in iron bolster; Blade has crude nail marks.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.5, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 21.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1672   CAS 0389-1672; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture
Global Region Europe
Country Germany?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture early 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Tin (?) alloy; Horn; Silver
Description From BRL 1982: “Mediterranean style dagger, origin unknown, construction looks German; Horn handle with engraved cast tin (?) (sic) alloy mounts; Triangular blade with touchmark of five lobed crown over T (?) (sic) G; Probably early 19th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 21.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2023   CAS 0389-2023; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal; Wood; Silver
Description From BRL 1982: “Appears to be assembled from parts or a relic of something larger.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 19.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1647   CAS 0389-1647; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Northwest Europe or Mediterranean
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Wood; Lacquer
Description From BRL 1982: “Knife: Either a Catlin (a type of double-edged amputation knife used for dissecting joints), Northern Europe (England, Germany, Belgium), mid 19th century, or a 19th century Mediterranean dagger; Plain bolster suggest the former but lacquered wood handle suggests the latter.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 25.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-1878   CAS 0389-1878; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture German or English, perhaps
Global Region Europe
Country Germany or England / Great Britain, perhaps
State/Prov./Dist. Germany or England, perhaps
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture mid to late 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Tin alloy; Ivory
Description From BRL 1982: “Knife from take apart knife and fork set; European, perhaps Germany or England; Cast and engraved tin alloy handle with green dyed ivory (?) (sic) panels; Flat steel blade; Has been incorrectly repaired so the pieces no longer fit together; Mid to late 19th century; This type was made in England, France, Germany and USA; Green dyed handles suggest England or Germany.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 15.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0389-2116   CAS 0389-2116; Knife
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife
Culture Italian, probably, or possibly Spanish
Global Region Europe
Country Italy, probably, or possibly Spain
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mediterranean
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Brass; Velvet
Description From BRL 1982: “Miniature Mediterranean dagger, probably Italy (or Spain), probably 18th century; Forged steel; The red velvet handle and brass rivets are replacements - should be pearl or ivory; Relic condition.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 10.5
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