Name/Title
Pocket knife on watch chain of E. R. Fenn, 1909Entry/Object ID
2012.40.159Description
ACC. NO. 12.40.159
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1909
OBJECT: KNIFE, POCKET
DESCRIPTION: A POCKET KNIFE CONTAINING FOUR BLADES. KNIFE IS HOUSED IN A GOLD-PLATED FRAME. THE COVER IS ENGRAVED, "E. R. FENN, JUNE 30, '02." THE FRAME HAS MATCHING GOLD-PLATED LOOP FOR HANGING.
SIZE: L 3"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A POCKET KNIFE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A WATCH CHAIN, BELONGING TO THE LATE ERNEST THOMAS FENN, 1875-1954. HE AND HIS FAMILY PURCHASED 2038 ALAMEDA AVENUE IN 1922. MR. FENN'S DESCENDANTS SOLD THE HOME IN 2012.
DONOR: ELIZABETH ANNE CATE
CATALOGED: AUGUST 18, 2012
