- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal, steel; foot, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0002
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with the handle made from the hoof and leg (skin and hair attached) of a very small deer with a metal 'shoe' nailed to the bottom. The leg has been split to accommodate a long blade on one side and a corkscrew on the other. A T-shaped metal crosspiece with a hinged lever lo…
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal, steel; foot, deer
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 3.6 (closed) x 27.4 (open); 15.0 (closed) cm
- Description
- A folding pocket knife with the handle made from the hoof and leg (skin and hair attached) of a very small deer with a metal 'shoe' nailed to the bottom. The leg has been split to accommodate a long blade on one side and a corkscrew on the other. A T-shaped metal crosspiece with a hinged lever locks the blade open and is released by pressing. The base of the blade is marked with “Henry Boker & Co.”, “Improved Cutlery”, and a stamp of deer antlers.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0002
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