Knife

Description:

A knife was an essential tool on a whaleboat, where the quick cutting of a tangled line snagged on a man’s ankle or on an object in the boat could mean the difference between life or death.

Date Made: 1880s

Subject: WhalingFishingRelated Event: Expansion and ReformCivil War and ReconstructionThe Development of the Industrial United States

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Maritime, Work, Industry & Manufacturing, Natural Resources

Exhibition: On the Water

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Related Publication: On the Water online exhibition

Credit Line: Lawrence & Co. through J. T. Brown

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TR.103026Catalog Number: 103026Accession Number: 12328

Object Name: knifeOther Terms: knife; Maritime

Physical Description: metal (blade material)wood (handle material)Measurements: overall: 1 5/8 in x 21 in x 1 1/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 53.34 cm x 3.175 cmblade: 12 in; 30.48 cmhandle: 8 3/4 in; 22.225 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3c59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_842527

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