Name/Title
Quill Pen cutterEntry/Object ID
0000.1.257Description
Handle of slightly tapering wood (rosewood?), rectangular in section; screwed to one end is a brass and steel nib shaper, operated by a flat, hinged lever; at the other end are:- a spring cutter, operated by a press-button, for the end of the nib; an opening, through which a small, single-edged sliding angle-blade contained in the body, can be made to protrude, by pushing a steel button along a slit (this blade is for slitting nibs).Collection
Cutlery Collection, MiscMade/Created
Artist
Joseph Rodgers & SonsDate made
circa 1850Time Period
19Place
City
SheffieldCountry
EnglandContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On lever RODGERS CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY
On blade RODGERS with asterisk and cross marksOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC257Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Length: Body 101mm; blade: 34mm