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Catalog Number |
0000.021.001 |
Object Name |
Knife, Clasp |
Source |
J. L. Seasongood |
Date |
1918 |
Place of Origin |
USA, New York |
Place |
USA, New York |
Description |
Clasp knife for camping. Bone handle textured to resemble tree bark. A button must be pressed to allow the knife to open, once closed. Incised on the blade, near the handle, is "WALDEN / KNIFE CO." on one side, and on the other, "U.S. PAT. / 470,605". |
Provenance |
Card: "Behold the blade! That cut the food and laid down the law in the first Boy Scout Camp on the Cut-Off Island, Camp Gresham, in the summer of 1918 By - Scout Master J. L. Seasongood" |
Search Terms |
Boy Scouts of America Cut-Off Island |
Dimensions |
H-0.625 W-1 L-8.375 inches |
Made |
Walden Knife Company |
Material |
Bone/Metal |
People |
Seasongood, J. L. |