Title

Sailmaker's knife

DateCirca 1880
Mediumsteel, wood
Dimensions2 × 6 in. (5.1 × 15.2 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3112
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA small slitting sailmaker's knife with a wood handle and a steel blade. The sort of knife used for canvas or leather working (as by a cobbler). The handle ia attached by three rivets with a small hang hole.
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