Pocket Knife

Name/Title

Pocket Knife

Entry/Object ID

1989.50.2

Description

Folding pocket knife with two blades. The blades extend from opposite ends of the handle. One side of the handle is clear plastic over a bed of glitter, with an illustration of a person in a white, hooded robe flanked by the words "DUTY" and "HONOR". The other side is clear plastic over a bed of glitter with a central logo that reads "100%" at the top, with a Christian cross in the center, and a triangle holding the initials KKK at the bottom.

Context

Owned by Joseph Launderville of Barre, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1989.50

Source or Donor

Shepard, Patricia A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Pocket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-3/8 in

Width

3/4 in

Depth

3/8 in

Material

Metal, Plastic

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ku Klux Klan

Person or Organization

Launderville, Joseph Francis (1878-1957)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America