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Date Made: ca 1888

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia

Used: Prisons

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Credit Line: John Graham

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.130422Catalog Number: 130422Accession Number: 21270

Object Name: knife, convict'sObject Type: cutleryOther Terms: Knife; Cutlery

Physical Description: cloth (part: handle material)steel (part: blade material)Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 5 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.27 cm x 12.7 cm x 2.8575 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-3744-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_316960

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