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Unknown [pocketknife]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09355.123 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: no date Pagination: Order a Copy

Milky white handle. Has two different blades, both of which have rusted significantly, tucked into it.

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

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