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[Draw knife with folding handles]

[Draw knife with folding handles]
Description:

Draw knife with folding handles. Ratchet mechanism for positioning handles is unlocked by pulling on bolts next to the junction of the handles and blade.
Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1900
Partner(s):
Fort Bend Museum
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Collection(s):
Fort Bend Museum Collection
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Creator:
Unknown
[Draw knife with folding handles]
Original Creation Date: 1900
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas
Era
Date
1900
Description:

Draw knife with folding handles. Ratchet mechanism for positioning handles is unlocked by pulling on bolts next to the junction of the handles and blade.
Note:

Collections department was contacted 1/19/1999 by Mr. William T. Snipes, attorney for Estate of Annie Joe Beeler. Mrs. Beeler bequeathed her grandfather's surveying equipment to the museum in her will. Mr. Glen Redding (Sugar Land (281) 277-2210) delivered the collection on 10/5/99 to sign paperwork on behalf of Beeler's sister Mary Ellen Whiteside of Bellaire.
Physical Description:

Height:, Length/Circumference:14.7 cm (handle), Width/Diameter: 29.5 cm (blade)
Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Amos Edward Stainton | draw knife | draw knives | knife | knives
Partner:
Fort Bend Museum
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Collection:
Fort Bend Museum Collection
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: 1999.012.004
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth1895
Resource Type: Physical Object
Format: Image

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