Knife, Currier's

Currier's beam knife, South Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1976.18624.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Currier's beam knife of forged (Damascus?) steel with a turned maple (Acer spp.) in-line handle at one end and a carved ash (probably Fraxinus americana) cross-wise handle at other. One edge of blade beveled and sharpened.

New York Mount Lebanon South Family

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Knife, Currier's

Currier's beam knife, South Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

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New York Mount Lebanon South Family

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