- 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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