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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, steel; shell, tortoise
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0169
- Description
- A very small knife with a two-piece tortoise shell handle that is hinged with a rivet at either side of the blade. The blade fits between the handle pieces when not in use. The pressure of the user’s hand on the handle holds the blade in place when using the knife. The blade is sharpened on one …
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal, steel; shell, tortoise
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 1.0 x 5.6 (closed); 9.1 (open) cm
- Description
- A very small knife with a two-piece tortoise shell handle that is hinged with a rivet at either side of the blade. The blade fits between the handle pieces when not in use. The pressure of the user’s hand on the handle holds the blade in place when using the knife. The blade is sharpened on one side and pointed at the end. The blade is marked with “INNON LIFFE”.
- Subject
- households
- Edmee Moore
- art
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0169
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one la…
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; shell; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 1.2 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Two, small, pocket jackknives, each with two blades of steel. Sides riveted to body of knives with three brass rivets. (a) ivory, shaped with slight curve to fit hand, steel caps at each end, two blade fold out at same end from double compartments with brass dividers, one smaller, 4.4, and one large, 6.0, blade with finger nicks in opposite sides. (b) mother of pearl, thinner knife with blades folding out from opposite ends. Brass caps at each end, and single compartment in body for blades is lined with brass. Small blade, 3.8, and long blade, 4.8 have finger nicks.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- tools
- travel
- sport
- households
- hunting
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0395 a,b
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