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Pitt Rivers Museum

1913.48.106

Iron knife with t-shaped blade and wooden handle with brass dome-headed nails, the prototype of a currency unit. [MJD 4/8/2008]

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1913.48.106

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron knife with t-shaped blade and wooden handle with brass dome-headed nails, the prototype of a currency unit. [MJD 4/8/2008]
Person
Field collector John Smalman Smith
PRM source Sarah Sophia Smalman Smith
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Brass Metal, Process Nailed, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 138 mm, Length: max 446 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.48.106

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Currency, Trade, Knife, Token