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Preparation of stag horn handles for carving knives, Lewis, Rose and Co. Ltd., cutlery manufacturers, Debesco Works, Bowling Green Street

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Ref No:	s42928
Title:	Preparation of stag horn handles for carving knives, Lewis, Rose and Co. Ltd., cutlery manufacturers, Debesco Works, Bowling Green Street
Location:	Sheffield_Netherthorpe
Date:	1957/03
Date Period:	1940-1959
Photographer:	Central Office of Information
Copyright::	Crown
Notes:	This photograph shows the 3 operations of boring one end of the handle to take the tang of the knife blade, capping and countersinking. Stag and buffalo horns are imported from India for the production of steak knives and carving sets, mainly for sale to the North American continent.
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