Knife
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GLASS
- DATE
- 1900–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0438.001
- MANUFACTURER
- STEVENS, J. & SON
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CARDSTOCK CASE WITH LEATHER COVERING AND METAL HARDWARE; METAL KNIFE BLADE; FRENCH IVORY HANDLE AND LID
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.0 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Height
- 2.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- STEVENS
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
UNKOWN FUNCTION BUT PROBABLY USED TO MAKE SMALL MEDICAL INCISIONS FOR OFFICE OR HOME PROCEDURES - Technical
-
VERY SMALL KNIVES WERE DEVELOPED TO DO SMALL PROCEDURES SUCH AS LANCING BOILS IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR DURING HOME VISITS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL AFFIXED TO BOTTOM OF CASE: 'J. STEVENS & SON/ Surgical Instrument Makers/ -75-/ Long Lane, London, E.C.'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LABEL: 'Yu [?]/ 3.50'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK CASE; YELLOWISH HANDLE & LID
- Decoration
- N/A
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STEVENS, J. & SON, Knife, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 1989.0438, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0438.001/
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