Table knives with rounded blade and pointed handle. Handle arrowhead shaped with groove running around outer edge. Five knives have Alvin stamped in blade over Silmet. Six knives stamped Alvin on one side of blade and satellite on opposite side.
Collection
Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]
Acquisition
Accession
2010.149
Source or Donor
149 Roma Jean Wieckhorst
Acquisition Method
Gift
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Knife, Dinner
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Knife, Eating
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Eating & Drinking Utensils
Nomenclature Class
Food Service T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials
Dimensions
Width
3/4 in
Length
9-1/2 in
Parts
Count
11
Location
Cabinet
Pie Safe
Wall
East Wall
Room
Kitchen
Floor
First Floor
Building
Wildwood House
Condition
Overall Condition
Very Good
Provenance
Notes
Alvin Corporation of Providience, R.I. Created as Alvin Mfg. Co. in Irvington in 1886. Moved to Long Island. N.J. 1895.
