Two Blacksmith’s forge knives from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Two Blacksmith’s forge knives, one with wooden handle, one with bone handle, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1971-156/14
Materials:
wood (unidentified), bone and metal (unknown)
type:
knife
credit:
Borough of Hove (Libraries & Museum Dept.)

Parts

Blacksmith’s forge knife with wooden handle from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s forge knife with wooden handle from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s forge knife with wooden handle, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1971-156/14/1
type:
knife
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blacksmith’s forge knife with bone handle from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s forge knife with bone handle from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s forge knife with bone handle, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
bone and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1971-156/14/2
type:
knife
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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