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Knife Handle with Threaded Screw End for Attaching to Blade Knife Handle

This is a knife handle. It is dated ca. 1700–1800 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is brass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor L. Metzenberg. It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D: 7.4 × 1.9 × 1.8 cm (2 15/16 × 3/4 × 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Knife Handle with Threaded Screw End for Attaching to Blade Knife Handle; Germany; brass; L x W x D: 7.4 × 1.9 × 1.8 cm (2 15/16 × 3/4 × 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-261-b

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