PENKNIFE, Lunatic Asylum
H1994.243
Penknife with ivory and dark brown coloured imitation wood (staghorn) handle and folding blades. The longest is 6.5cm in length, one is a spear blade, another a spiral cork-removing blade and the fourth a tin-opener. A fifth blade has snapped off.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1994.243 |
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| Accession Date: | 30 Nov 1994 |
| Credit: | William R. Sullivan |
Material
| Metal |
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| Bone/Skeletal |
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Measurement
| length | 188mm | fully extended |
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| length | 92mm | closed |
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| width | 61mm | extended |
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| width | 37mm | closed |
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