penknife

Date Made: 1866 - 1890

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia, Elberfeld

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.68.0197Catalog Number: 68.0197Accession Number: 274341

Object Name: penknifeObject Type: cutleryOther Terms: Knife; Personal Utensils; Cutlery; Folding; Pocket

Physical Description: bone (part: handle material)steel (part: blades material)brass (part: handle material)metal, white (part: handle material)Measurements: overall: 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 3/8 in; .9525 cm x 6.6675 cm x .9525 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-2349-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_321152

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