Pocket Knife with Celluloid Cover
Pocket Knife with Celluloid Cover
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- 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."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- pocket knife
- date made
- 1911-1937
- 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 in
- overall: 1/4 in x 3 in x 5/8 in;.635 cm x 7.62 cm x 1.5875 cm
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.1373
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.1373
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- subject
- England
- Souvenirs
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Celluloid
- Clothing & Accessories
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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