Paper Knife

Date Made: 1885

Maker: Magee Furnace Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Company Located: United States: Massachusetts, BostonPlace Foundry Located: United States: Massachusetts, Chelsea

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of the Magee Furnace Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.093512Catalog Number: 093512Accession Number: 16161

Object Name: knife, paperObject Type: cutleryOther Terms: Letter Opener; Cutlery

Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)brass, electroplated (decoration material)Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 8 7/8 in x 1 1/2 in; .635 cm x 22.5425 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-64f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_322008

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