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Knife with horn handle | Horn handle knife | Wa’qan
Information about the object
Historical period
Unknown
Dimensions
Length: 13 inches.
Classification
Furnishings and decoration -- Food service
Accession number
1987.1.1272 A
Division
Material culture -- Tools and equipment for processing raw materials -- Food service
Collection
Evelyne Allard Landry
Donor
Evelyne Allard Landry
Category/theme
Description of the object
Object made of metal, steel, and a deer antler for the handle. Transliteration: Cutlery co.
Value of the item
The object reflects the development of Acadian and Gaspé society in general, and more specifically, the commercial ties between Les Petites-Cadies and the world in the pre-industrial era.
More specifically, this knife reflects the introduction of industrially manufactured utensils into Acadian and Gaspé households.
More specifically, this knife reflects the introduction of industrially manufactured utensils into Acadian and Gaspé households.
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This type of knife is often sold in sets of three, along with a meat fork and another knife. Antique Meriden Cutlery Co., Latham & Owen Sheffield England Cutlers, and American Cutlery Co. are among the companies that have marketed knives with antler handles.