Knife
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Euro-Canadian (Fur Trade)
Medium
Iron
Geography
Ontario, French River, Double Rapids
Date
c. 1730-1850 AD
Period
Colonial (1700-1850 AD)
Dimensions
12.5 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Object number
962.258.168
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
This item has been identified as a "penknife spring", likely used in a folding knife. It was recovered from the French River (Double Rapids). The current interpretation for these objects is that they sank to the bottom of the river during canoe accidents. It may be associated with a number of knife blades and handles recovered from this context.
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