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Accession # 2009.12.19
Manufacturer Pairpoint Manufacturing Company
Title Fish Knife, Croyden Pattern
Date patented July 14, 1883
Medium Silver-plate
Dimensions 7 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (20 x 2.7 x 0.3 cm)
Marks Impressed on underside: [patent mark]; on stem: "3"; on handle: "1880, PAIRPOINT MFG. CO."
Credit Line Gift of Robert Tuggle
Location Visible Storage: Case 45, Drawer D
Description Long, flat rectangular handle with short stem; long, flat blade, widening to end and terminating at proper left in a narrow, pointed,rounded, end with small notched cut out. Impressed decoration at top third of handle of narrow pointed leaves, on a stippled background, plain reserve; impressed decoration on lower third of handle against a stippled background of a single flower with large leaf. Shaft at top and bottom, inverted triangle design. Condition: normal signs of wear and tarnish.