Record

Reference NumberREAD/378
TitlePenknife Component
Date1875-1925
DescriptionIvory components of cylindrical form with a narrow, pointed tip on one end and a flat, unfinished surface on the other. These would originally have been fitted to a wooden handle bearing a blade, used to cut the flattened quill feather.
The spike‑shaped item would have been used to reshape the rounded feature of the pen.
Extent4 items
Dimensions35mm x 5mm
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Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameComponent
TermMiscellaneous Equipment
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1977Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers1744-1997
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