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Year Knife, 1957 blade being added, by Mr. Stan Holmes, Manager of Penknife Dept., Joseph Rodgers and Sons Ltd.

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Ref No:	s10101
Title:	Year Knife, 1957 blade being added, by Mr. Stan Holmes, Manager of Penknife Dept., Joseph Rodgers and Sons Ltd.
Location:	Sheffield
Date:	1957
Date Period:	1940-1959
Photographer:	Central Office of Information
Copyright::	Crown Copyright
Notes:	Made in the year 1822 with 1,822 blades and instruments as a showpiece, a blade is added annually. The total at any time represents the year in the Christian Calendar. Height 32 , Width 22 It was bought by Stanley Tools at auction in 1969 so it would remain in Sheffield as an example of Sheffield skills and craftmanship.
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