Corn Knife

Name/Title

Corn Knife

Entry/Object ID

1977.31.2

Description

Metal and wooden corn knife. The metal blade of the corn knife is curved and inserted into a wooden handle with metal plates and two screws fixed into either side. The natural wooden handle is rounded at the ends and is wrapped with a black band in the lower middle section.

Use

Used to cut corn in the field.

Context

Used by William and Ada Stone in Springfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1977.31

Source or Donor

Stone, William W., Stone, Jean Longfellow Schoppe

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Knife, Corn

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knife, Harvesting

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Harvesting Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Agricultural T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

11-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stone, William Chester (1889-1972)

Person or Organization

Stone, Ada Hopkins Willard (1887-1974)

Related Places

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America