Pen Knife

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Pen Knife

Entry/Object ID

2006.1.11

Tags

Writing Accessories

Description

Pen knife with mother-of-pearl sides; steel blade; two pins on each side; illegible stamp at base of blade; in case with separate lid; cardboard covered with chesnut brown-black leather; "UNDERWOOD CUTLER 56, HAYMARKET LONDON" stamped in gold on base under lid; circa 1856-1860.

Dimensions

Height

0.1 cm

Width

9 cm

Depth

3 cm

Dimension Notes

.1: 6.4 (folded), 3 (blade); 9 w; .2: 8.3 x 1.8 x 1.5

Update Date

June 2, 2021