Knife
- Object Name:
- Knife
- Object ID:
- 1985.500.06
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905); Crosby & Foss
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1880-1885
- Description:
- Knife. Silver. Round-ended flat handle, in double-swell shape, with bolster. Blade is straight and smooth on its top and bottom edges, and has a round end. Engraved on handle in upper-case script, "TES" or "ETS". Three marks stamped on back of blade: "CROSBY & FOSS" and "STERLING", both in upper-case roman letters, incuse. Bird surrounded by a laurel wreath below "D", all within an oval mark (for Durgin Co., Concord NH). One of a set of six.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.75 L-7.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Knife set was found in NHHS kitchen, December 1985 by D. B. Garvin.
Knives have maker's mark of William B. Durgin, Concord, N.H., and jeweler's mark of Crosby & Foss, Boston, Mass. (1875->1881). - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
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