Object number
2010/102/1
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Description
This stainless steel fruit knife with a blunted piercer finial was made by G. Ibberson of Sheffield. The blade of the knife folds back to be housed in the handle. The knife is stored in a lozenge-shaped case of brown leather, stitched with cotton thread on three sides. Both the knife and case are part of a large collection of objects relating to Suttons Seeds Ltd. of Reading, as well as other rural artefacts, compiled by John Cox, who worked at Suttons from 1931 to 1976, starting as an office boy and finishing as Company Secretary.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – ‘Associated information: This item was part of a large collection of Suttons Seeds related objects and other rural artefacts collected by the late John Cox. Mr Cox was company secretary at Suttons 1968–1976. He started at Suttons in 1931. The collections he amassed were sorted by his daughters, Bridget and Katherine, following his death. The Museum agreed to purchase a number of objects, which were then identified and assessed with the help of Gerry Westall and Ron Butler (MERL volunteers and former colleagues of Mr Cox).’
Production place
Sheffield
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