Knife, Leather

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Knife, Leather

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.141 A-B

Description

A: Leather knife strop. Leather with wood handle. Leather is wrapped around the wooden sheath and held down using nails.. Used after a knife is sharpened to align the edge and polish the blade. 12.75" x 1.75" B: Paper protector. Wrapped around the end of the leather knife strop. Red, black, green, and tan. Written on one side of the paper "Torrey's Best"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Leather

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cutter, Leather

Nomenclature Class

Leather, Horn & Shellworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

12-3/4 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 18, 2020