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Letter Opener with Celluloid Handle

Letter Opener with Celluloid Handle

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Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
letter opener
date made
ca 1900
maker
Whitehead & Hoag Company
place made
United States: New Jersey, Newark
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description
metal (knife material)
cellulose nitrate (handle material)
Measurements
overall: 1.5 cm x 22.5 cm; x 9/16 in x 8 7/8 in
overall: 1/8 in x 8 3/4 in x 1/4 in;.3175 cm x 22.225 cm x.635 cm
ID Number
2006.0098.1173
accession number
2006.0098
catalog number
2006.0098.1173
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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