Knife
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RETRACTABLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0606.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD HANDLE WITH BRASS TRIM/ STEEL BLADE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.0 cm
- Width
- 1.8 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Make-up
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- PROBABLY EARLY 20C.
- Canada
-
OWNED AND USED BY R. FOURNIER, A QUEBEC LITHOGRAPHER - Function
-
USED TO CUT STENCILS ETC. WHEN A VERY SHARP, STRONG BLADE IS REQUIRED - Technical
-
SIMILAR TO THE MODERN 'EXACTO' KNIFE. THE ABILITY TO REPLACE BLADES MEANS COMPLETE KNIFE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF BLADE BREAKS. ALSO BLADE CAN BE RETRACTED FOR SAFETY WHEN NOT IN USE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- SCRATCHED ON HANDLE: 'P'
- Missing
- METAL SIDES ARE BOUND WITH STRING AS THEY ARE LOOSE. BLADE RUSTY. METAL TRIM SCRATCHED & PITTED
- Finish
- WOOD ON HANDLE STAINED DARK BROWN
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Knife, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1991.0606, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0606.001/
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