Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1736 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Folding knife | |
| Culture | English, probably | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | England / Great Britain, probably | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | England, probably | |
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| 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) | |