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- 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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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0005
- Description
- Knife with short stainless steel blade thick at back with sharp edge curving to point and deep groove along one side. Straight smoothly shaped wooden handle with two small wedge shaped pieces of ebony at end, round wooden dowel pin through at sides, and band of ivory at blade end abutted against a …
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 2.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- Knife with short stainless steel blade thick at back with sharp edge curving to point and deep groove along one side. Straight smoothly shaped wooden handle with two small wedge shaped pieces of ebony at end, round wooden dowel pin through at sides, and band of ivory at blade end abutted against a narrower band of ebony. Cover for blade shaped and designed just like handle so that the two together look like one long smooth piece of wood with ivory band in middle.
- Subject
- households
- hunting and fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0005
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0008
- Description
- Inuit woman's multi-purpose knife with triangular steel blade which has an curved edge. A steel shaft from blade to stubby, horizontal bone handle. "Canadian Eskimo Art" tag says "Community Baker Lake, Ulu, Eskimo woman's scraping tool".
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal; bone
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 11.9 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Inuit woman's multi-purpose knife with triangular steel blade which has an curved edge. A steel shaft from blade to stubby, horizontal bone handle. "Canadian Eskimo Art" tag says "Community Baker Lake, Ulu, Eskimo woman's scraping tool".
- Subject
- households
- hunting and fishing
- tanning
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0008
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0010 a,b
- Description
- a) A short utility knife with a wooden handle and serrated blade. The blade reads “the Brewster STUBBY KNIFE” and “MADE IN GERMANY’. The blade is wedged between two pieces of wood and 3 metal rivets. b) a dark brown (2.8 cm x 23.0 cm x 4.1 cm) leather sheath that can attach to a belt.
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood; leather
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- a) A short utility knife with a wooden handle and serrated blade. The blade reads “the Brewster STUBBY KNIFE” and “MADE IN GERMANY’. The blade is wedged between two pieces of wood and 3 metal rivets. b) a dark brown (2.8 cm x 23.0 cm x 4.1 cm) leather sheath that can attach to a belt.
- Subject
- Moore home
- Brewster
- hunting knife
- trapping
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0010 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0074
- Description
- A folding knife with a wooden handle and two blades. The larger blade has a straight edge and curves to a point at the end. The smaller blade is triangular shaped. “PAT APLD FOR” is stamped on the smaller blade. Both blades fold into the wooden handle.
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A folding knife with a wooden handle and two blades. The larger blade has a straight edge and curves to a point at the end. The smaller blade is triangular shaped. “PAT APLD FOR” is stamped on the smaller blade. Both blades fold into the wooden handle.
- Subject
- Moore home
- hunting
- folding knife
- tools
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0074
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1017
- Description
- Wooden handled knife in a black leather sheath. The knife is one piece of metal forming the blade and the centre of the handle. Two pieces of wood are attached with rivets to form the handle. The blade is short and wide with a straight cutting edge and a serrated back edge. One side of the blad…
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.0 x 22.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden handled knife in a black leather sheath. The knife is one piece of metal forming the blade and the centre of the handle. Two pieces of wood are attached with rivets to form the handle. The blade is short and wide with a straight cutting edge and a serrated back edge. One side of the blade is marked “the Brewster STUBBY KNIFE MADE IN GERMANY.” The case is stamped “Made in Germany.”
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1017
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