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Gunpowder trailer

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Unknown
Date
1800 - 1899
Side view of a beaker showing the tapering shape.

Cream horn collapsible beaker

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1875 - 1900
Side view of a magnifying lens showing the three eye pieces.

Triple lens magnifying glass

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a fruit knife showing the horn blade.

Single blade penknife

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a penknife showing the silver mounts.

Four bladed penknife

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a paper knife showing the translucent blade.

Paper knife with antelope handle

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1920 (circa)
Top view of a spatula showing the rounded shape.

Horn spatula

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a magnifying lens showing the glass section.

Oval magnifying lens

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Top view of a fork showing the riveted handle.

Steel fork with three tines

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a penknife showing the silver mounts.

Twin bladed penknife

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Side view of a penknife showing the horn scales.

Penknife with unpolished horn scales

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1930 - 1939 (circa)
Top view of a magnifying lens showing the open case.

Horn cased magnifying glass

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1875 - 1925 (circa)

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Images

  • Has images 43

Classification

  • house and garden 19
  • office and workplace 6
  • health, care and grooming 5
  • smoking 5
  • travel and holiday 5
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 4

Date

  • 1800-1899 26
  • 1900-1999 19

Material

  • plastic 43
  • animal 43
  • metal 10
  • glass 5
  • wood 1
  • other 1

Method

  • hollowed out 43
  • polished 40
  • shaved 36
  • cut 17
  • filed 7
  • engraved 3
  • carved 2
  • pressed 2

Person

  • U 42

Organisation

  • Unknown 43
  • S 1

Country

  • unknown 14
  • uk 6
  • usa 1

Colour

  • brown 30
  • cream 24
  • black 9
  • silver 5
  • yellow 2
  • green 1

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