Pocket Knife with Celluloid Cover

Description (Brief):

A pocket knife with two blades made of ferrous metal. A sheet of cream celluloid is attached to each side with rivets. There is no maker's label, but the knife was likely a souvenir from the coronation of King George V or King George VI of England. It reads "Coronation Souvenir" and bears the image of a crown with a G and an R on either side. "GR" could be the royal cypher of either king, as it stands for "George Rex."

Date Made: 1911-1937

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: EnglandSouvenirs

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1373Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1373Accession Number: 2006.0098

Object Name: pocket knife

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)ferrous metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 cm x 7.8 cm x .5 cm; 13/16 in x 3 1/16 in x 3/16 inoverall: 1/4 in x 3 in x 5/8 in; .635 cm x 7.62 cm x 1.5875 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-96e7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1344924

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