Novelty
- Title:
- Pierce and King
- Object Name:
- Novelty
- Object ID:
- 1973.515.09
- Creator:
- Baldwin, Samuel (1802-1885)
Blacksmith - Place of Origin:
- Bennington, NH
- Date:
- 1852
- Description:
- Knife. Made by Samuel Baldwin (1802-1885), Bennington, NH; 1852. Turned wooden handle with three thin incised lines around middle. Brass socket, smaller in diameter than handle, with two incised lines around each end. Steel blade, end opposite handle widens, then narrows to a point. One side of blade has engraved words "PIERCE & KING" surrounded by dots and wavy lines, text and design in bas-relief. Border around text sharply indented at each end. Maker's name stamped over design: "...DWIN". Said to have been used at a political rally/barbecue given at Hillsborough, NH, for Franklin Pierce on August 26,1852.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-2.25 L-21 D-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Probably made by Samuel Baldwin of Bennington, NH, who started as a blacksmith in the early 19th century. Manufactured cutlery and edge tools until retiring in 1870.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Electioneering, Knives
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