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Penknife

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1870-1900

GUSN

GUSN-64529

Description

Ivory handled with a folding blade.

Details

Descriptive Terms

penknives
accessories
ivory (tooth component)
steel (alloy)
Knife, Pocket
Penknife
Penknife

Associated Building

Original To Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.1315

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