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Subiaco Museum > Records

POCKET KNIFE: MOTHER OF PEARL

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1904

Overview

Mother of Pearl handle with narrow blade opening from each end, one 35 mm and the other 25 mm long. The smaller blade bears impressed:
The larger fruit knife has a vacant silver shield shaped cartouche. The silver blade is hallmarked Sheffield 1904 with the silversmith's mark 'W. N' for William Needham.

Details

Details

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cwa-org-43-1985.1513.3

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Material

Inscriptions and markings

Sheffield

Keywords

Smoking And Tobacco

ARIS (nee Doggett) Doxie W

Photographed 2023

Year

Statement of significance

Representative, example of pocket knife.

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