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Knife

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-25556

Description

Rounded flat straight blade w/ shaped collar. Wood tapered handle w/ 3 steel pins and 2 stripes of steel on sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

knives
steel (alloy)
wood (plant material)
Steel
KNIFE

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

J. Russell & Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Southbridge, MA, USA

Dimensions

0.875 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.68

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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