knife

Object NameAdjustable Knife

Made FromWood, Iron

Date1880-1920

Place MadeGermany

TechniqueDrawn, Coated

SizeOverall L: 24 cm; Blade W: 2.3 cm; Handle Diam (max): 2.65 cm

Accession Number79.7.14 J

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionWood, iron; drawn, coated. Long-handled, with a long adjustable or extendable blade. The iron blade is clamped into a long cylindrical wooden handle that has a cut running almost the entire length. The back of the blade is held in by a square, slotted iron fitting nailed into the back of the handle. The front of the blade is held by a collor with a thumb screw that can be tightened to secure the blade, or loosened to extend it further. Two thick copper pins have been inserted through the handle approximately 1/3 of the way from the sharpened end, to give the tool additional support. Front edge of the blade is sharpened to a beveled and pointed edge. Iron blade is stamed near the back end, on one side, with two "stick-like" figures dancing (?), and "J.A. HENOKELS SOLINGEN".
Provenance

Source Gerhard Walther - 1979-09-21

Former Collection Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)

Former Collection Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939)