Fir Gully Knife

Title

Fir Gully Knife

Identifier

ABDUA:18415

Description

Knife or fir gully, with an iron blade and a manufactured wooden handle held in place with a decorated brass ferrule (decoration: incised bands & rings). The knife was used to cut fir candles, strips of wood from pine trees.

Date

Early: 1750 Late: 1921

Format

wood metal iron copper alloy brass, L(overall): 213 mm W (blade): 28 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: purchase

UUID

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