Knife, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Knife, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1967.554
- Creator:
- American Knife Company
Cutlery Maker - Place of Origin:
- Thomaston, CT
- Date:
- 1849-1870
- Description:
- Pocket knife. Bone handle, steel blade. Blade 1.4" long, very narrow. Impressed mark at base of blade: "AMERICAN / KNIFE / CO." Tip of blade broken off.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Skeletal
Bone - Dimensions:
- H-0.35 L-2.25 D-0.25 inches
- Provenance:
- From home of Nathaniel Webster (1781-1828), Boscawen, NH. Given by his granddaughter, Julia A. Webster Carroll. Her father was Nathaniel S. Webster (b. 1818), who may have been the original owner of the knife.
The American Knife Co. began in Plymouth Hollow, CT, c. 1849. The town was incorporated as Thomaston in 1875. The company operated until 1895. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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