Name/Title
Set, Fruit knifeEntry/Object ID
4626 a-iDescription
(a - f) Knife. Material: metal. Size: 1/2" W. x 6 1/4" L. Description: silver - set of six knives with sharpened blade and tip- scroll pattern stamped on both sides of each handle - stamped on each blade: "Rogers 12" with two tiny roses. (g) Box container. Material: paper, wood and textile. Size: 4 1/4" W. x 6 3/4" L. x 5/8" D. Description: white box lined with white fleur-de-lis pattern - formed areas hold each knife from the other. (h) Box lid. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" W. x 7" L. x 5/8" H. Description: white cardboard - sides partially torn off and missing - stamped in the center: "The Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. - Hartford, Conn. - International Silver Co., Successor. (i) Gift card. Material: paper. Size: 2 5/8" W. x 4" L. Description: cream colored cardstock stamped: "Merry Christmas to - From - Bought of H. U. Rogers, The Jeweler" - handwritten in ink: "Emma and Dresden - Mother."Context
A gift to Mr. & Mrs. D. E.(Emma and Dresden) Perrin from Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, her mother. Bierman Collection: Bernie Bierman was a football coach at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers. Bernie Bierman was the grandson of a Waseca County pioneer, Heinrich F. Bierman. In 1855, Heinrich made a claim in sections 13, in Wilton and 18 in Otisco where he lived until December 22, 1882, when he was accidentally killed by a fall from a wagon. His wife and five children lived in Waseca after his death. Luella and Marguerite Herbst are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst. Mrs. Herbst was Elizabeth Bierman. They also donated items from Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Perrin. Mrs. Perrin was Emma Bierman.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Set, Fruit knifeClass
Food Service T & ECategory
Tools & Eq for MaterialsCreate Date
November 20, 2002Update Date
November 21, 2024