Knife
Object number2013.33.2
Manufacturer
Abercrombie and Fitch
Date1845
OriginFrance
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of C. Holmes Wolfe
DescriptionKnife and file hidden inside a circular French coin with profile of Napoleon on obverse. Two blades (one with serrations) slide outward from between coin, which appears to have been sliced in two and bolted together again to conceal blades. Embossed on both sides.Dimensions1.5 x 1.625 in., 0.125 in. (3.8 x 4.1 cm, 0.3 cm)InscriptionsObverse: "LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANCAIS / DOMARD R."
Reverse: "5 / FRANCS / 1845".
MarksSmooth blade: "ABERCROMBIE & FITCH / MADE IN FRANCE"; "ELOI / FRANCE".
Serrated blade: "DEPOSE".
Related person
Louis Philippe I
(1773 - 1850)
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1920-1929
Shapleigh Hardware Company
Shapleigh Hardware Company
1966-1970
c. 1960
1940
