Pocket instrument set
Object number@EPY
TitlePocket instrument set
CreatorEdinburgh Gardner & Son (Manufacturer)
DescriptionLeather instrument set including folding bistoury knife, by J. Gardner and Son, Edinburgh.
Folding double ended Bistoury knife, one end with a curved blade and the other a straight blade. Other instrument probably a scarification instrument. Spaces for seven more instruments
Both instruments are steel with metal handles, both marked Gardner.
Production periodTwentieth century, early
Object nameCase,leather,Bistoury knife
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
Dimensions
- Case Length: 14.50 cm
Width: 7.50 cm
Depth: 2.50 cm
Knife Length: 8.00 cm
Width: 1.00 cm
Scarification tool Length: 8.90 cm
Width: 0.50 cm