Knife
Date1895-1901
Mediumiron, cedar
Dimensions5.4 × 8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Other (handle): 1.7 × 8 cm (11/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Other (blade): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Other (handle): 1.7 × 8 cm (11/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Other (blade): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsTools
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-649
Object numberHRC 00649
Descriptionknife, for scraping the inner bark of the hemlock tree. straight sided, roughly semi circular blade is made from a single piece of iron. the edges of the balde are flat and are rounded at each side to form a curvilinear cutting surface. handle is amde from a single piecce of wood in the shape of a rhomboid. grain of wood follows length of handle. straight upper edge of blade is inserted into centre of handle and is coated with a black substance on each side between blade and handle. "580" in pencil on one side of handle at centre and on same side of blade.collected in Masset
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c. 1900
1895-1901
1895-1901
1895-1901
1905
c. 1900