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Pitcher and Manda: Cutting Knife

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Folding/pocket, horticultural knife stamped with "Pitcher & Manda" at the base of the blade and "Saynor" on the blade. The opposite side of the blade base that is stamped "Pitcher & Manda" is stamped "England; Saynor; Cooke &; Ridal." The knife is 3.5" long when closed and 5.5" long when open. The handle appears to be made of bone and has two small rivets in it that are ca. 1.5" apart. Re Cooke & Ridal: "...Though the business started in the 1700s as a table, pen and pocket knife manufacturer, it was in the 1800s that the company became focused on making horticultural knives and in fact won many awards worldwide for their work..." and "Saynor Cooke & Ridal was based at Paxton Works starting in 1891 under Stanley and Gladys Wightman who withdrew from the business in 1938 though the name of Saynor Cooke & Ridal and Paxton Works continued after WWII" (courtesy of https://allaboutpocketknives.com/knife_forum/viewtopic.php?t=46470). The blade is discolored, and shows evidence of having been sharpened along the cutting edge.

2017.006.001

2017.006

5-1/2 in

         Pitcher and Manda: Cutting Knife picture number 1

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