Letter Openers

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Letter Openers

Entry/Object ID

1965.26.12a-c

Description

Three wooden souvenir letter openers, or paper knives. Two are shaped like Felchions and the third is shaped like a hatchet. Each is decoratively burned and has the inscription, "Fort Ticonderoga Float Bridge".

Context

Made from wood from a float bridge that connected Fort Ticonderog to Mount Independence across Lake Champlain.

Acquisition

Accession

1965.26

Source or Donor

Fletcher Free Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1913

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Historic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Opener, Letter

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (sword)

Width

1 in

Depth

1/8 in

Length

7-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Overall (knife)

Width

1 in

Depth

1/8 in

Length

4-1/8 in

Dimension Description

Overall (hatchet)

Width

1 in

Depth

1/4 in

Length

2-3/4 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Fort Ticonderoga

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War