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1. Carving - Carved wooden knife

   Woodcarving of a knife blade without a handle. Carver unknown but another carving probably done by the same individual is 1988-0766-002.

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2. Carving - Wood carving of a large knife with handle

   Woodcarving of a large knife with an American Indian figure as the handle. Marked with initials "P.E.S. 1895" and "G.G.R". Another carving probably done by the same individual is 1988-0766-001.

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3. Cleaver - Butcher's meat cleaver

   Large "Village Blacksmith" butcher's meat cleaver No.8. Solid steel forged blade; wooden handle. Made by Washington Cutlery Company, Watertown, Wisconsin. c.1920s-1930s. The Washington Cutlery Company was incorporated in 1906 and manufactured the "Village Blacksmith" brand of butcher knives, cleavers, tools, corn knives, sickles, cold chisels, screw drivers, punches, etc., and sold their products principally in the United States. By 1921 t...

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4. Dagger - Knife and sheath

   Double bladed dagger or fighting knife with steel blade, brass crossguard and bone handle held by 4 rivets on each side. Small inlaid blank silver plaque on one side of handle. Letters AKXLN inside a square on the ricasso above the guard on one side. Leather sheath with belt loops. Possibly a Civil War knife. Original number 38 is on both knife & sheath.

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5. Froe, Knife - Froe knife

   Knife Froe. Belonged to Nels Torgrimson, Bergen Township, and was stored in handmade carpenter's chest 2011-0090-001.

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6. Knife - Knife and sheath

   Knife and leather sheath. Old number 55. Knife has a manufactured blade and probably a homemade wooden handle. The maker mark is partially visible on the blade. It has a scrollworked frame around words. It appears to begin with CE, but the rest has been rubbed flat, and so is very hard to identify. The handle is cracked down the middle and has been nailed back together with three nails. The leather sheath can be looped over a belt.

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7. Knife - Knife for butchering

   Large knife used in butchering by August Lehmann, Stewart farmer & butcher. Wooden handle.

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8. Knife - Knife & sheath

   U. S. Navy Mark 2 knife and sheath. " Robeson Shuredge" is printed on the blade. Sheath is lightweight and can be hung from a belt. Used by Donald H. Ostlie in World War II. Donald Ostlie enlisted in the U. S. Navy on June 26, 1944 and was sent over with the amphibious forces to fight in World War II in the South Pacific at Okinawa and Iwo Jima. He was one of many who landed in Japan on V-Day.

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9. Knife - Knife & two sheaths

   Heavy knife "US Model 1917 C.T." with black blade and double sheath. The inner sheath is covered with stretched skin stitched with sinew; the outer sheath of canvas with a leather tip is marked "A-K-Co. 1918 R.H.S." and can be attached to a belt. Possessed by Donald H. Ostlie in World War II. Donald Ostlie enlisted in the U. S. Navy on June 26, 1944 and was sent over with the amphibious forces to fight in World War II in the South Pacific ...

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10. Knife - Steel skinning knife

    Steel skinning knife with wooden handle. Found in the wilds of northern Canada. Donor stated it had original Hudson Bay Company guild or touch markings of cross & letter "F". Notches on handle were believed to indicate 13 killings by the original possessor. Old #27 on handle; Number 30-R-d on blade.

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11. Knife - Table knife

    Table knife riveted to wooden handle. Manufactured by J. Russell, Green River Works. Matches knife 1979-0557-001 and forks 1979-0564-001 & 1979-0566-001. John Russell was born March 30, 1797 in Greenfield, Massachusetts. At the age of 21, Russell left Greenfield for Georgia, where he speculated in cotton and became successful. In 1830 he left the business and married Julianna Witmer of Lancaster Pennsylvania, where he lived for the next two y...

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12. Knife - Table knife

    Table knife riveted to wooden handle. Manufactured by J. Russell, Green River Works. Matches knife 1979-0555-001 and forks 1979-0564-001 & 1979-0566-001. John Russell was born March 30, 1797 in Greenfield, Massachusetts. At the age of 21, Russell left Greenfield for Georgia, where he speculated in cotton and became successful. In 1830 he left the business and married Julianna Witmer of Lancaster Pennsylvania, where he lived for the next two y...

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13. Knife - Trench Knife

    German made trench knife and metal sheath from World War I. Wooden handle; leather belt strap on metal case. Marked "Germany" with unreadable trademark. Belonged to Albert Lunow Jr., member of the homeguard, Silver Lake, 1917. Albert Otto Lunow was born March 7, 1899; married Lillian L. Drew June 17, 1924; he died August 9, 1972. His WWI draft registration card was dated September 12, 1918.

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14. Knife, Beet-Topping - Beet knife

    Sugar beet topping & pulling knife with wooden handle and wide blade with hook on the end. Used for harvesting sugar beets and chopping off the leaves.

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15. Knife, Block - Crude handmade block knife

    Crude handmade block knife dated prior to 1900. Old number 144. Consists of a metal blade with wood grip attached to a 10" wood square on four peg legs. A smaller rotating wood block is mounted on top slightly off center and attached to a peg underneath. Knife was used to cut out rough wood shapes for the woodshop. Also called a stock knife. A large version is pictured in "A Museum of Early American Tools"" by Eric Sloane, pp.9 & 85.

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16. Knife, Boning - Handmade boning knife

    Handmade boning knife used for butchering. Lead was used to fill the holes in the wooden handles. Made by donor's father Florian "Jake" Koenig who farmed 8 miles south of Hutchinson on Whitney Lake Road, Collins Township, from 1932-1959. Florian Joseph Koenig was born June 4, 1897, son of Richard & Mary Klinkhammer Koenig. On November 1, 1937 he married Cecelia Waytashek. He was a member of the Collins Township Board for 17 years. Floria...

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17. Knife, Bowie - Large bowie knife with wooden sheath

    Large bowie knife with wooden handle & wooden sheath. Used by a grandfather of donor Joe Eheim. Wooden handle, brass crossguard, leather straps holding the two piece wooden sheath together, spear point. Old number 64.

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18. Knife, Bread - Silver bread knife

    All metal wave-edge Spery bread knife from Dawson, St. Louis. Pat Ap For.

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19. Knife, Butcher - Homemade wood handle butcher knife

    Handmade knife used for butchering. Lead was used to fill the holes in the wooden handles. Made by donor's father Florian "Jake" Koenig who farmed 8 miles south of Hutchinson on Whitney Lake Road, Collins Township, from 1932-1959. Florian Joseph Koenig was born June 4, 1897, son of Richard & Mary Klinkhammer Koenig. On November 1, 1937 he married Cecelia Waytashek. He was a member of the Collins Township Board for 17 years. Florian Koeni...

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20. Knife, Chopping - Two handled rocker knife

    Two handled rocker knife with curved blade & wooden grip. The knife was rocked back & forth to cut meat into small pieces (mincemeat). It was easy to carry & to clean and was almost as effective as a meat grinder.

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