Knife, fish

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OBJECT TYPE: SILVER
DATE: 1898–1998
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0384.001

MANUFACTURER: Deakin, James & Sons
MODEL: NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILVER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Deakin
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1898 WHEN RAIL LINE STARTED TO 1970 WHEN IT WAS SENT TO THE MUSEUM.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF CUTLERY USED ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY. THE RAILWAY WAS STARTED IN 1898; TAKEN OVER BY THE CANADIAN NATIONAL IN 1948; AND FINALLY CLOSED IN 1998 [REF 1]
Function: USED TO ASSIST IN THE CUTTING OF FISH.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON BLADE: 'NEWFOUNDLAND/ RAILWAY' . 'JD & S EP [mark]' STAMPED INTO OPPOSITE SIDE OF BLADE.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SILVER METAL.
Decoration: HANDLE: VERTICAL RIDGES; INCISED LINE FOLLOWING COUNTOURS OF BLADE

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Deakin, James & Sons, Knife, fish, between 1898–1998, Artifact no. 1970.0384, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0384.001/

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