Pocket Knife

Description:

Two-blade folding knife with identical, narrow U-shaped scales composed of pierced and engraved scrollwork. Contains a cuticle blade and a pen blade on opposite sides of the same end that open out from the rounded top. Jump ring for hanging. Both scales struck incuse at bottom center "ITALY". Cuticle blade struck incuse on tang front "BT" in serif letters.

Date Made: ca 1900

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Italy

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.200122.1738Catalog Number: 200122.1738

Object Name: Knifeknife, foldingOther Terms: Knife; Pen

Physical Description: steel (blades, scales material)brass (hanging ring material)Measurements: knife: 2 in x 15/16 in; 5.08 cm x 2.3114 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-195e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_315993

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