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Gerber Legendary Blades, Portland (manufacturer)
French knife (1939)
steel, aluminium
1.5 × 3.4 × 33.8 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by The Myer Emporium Ltd, 1971
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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French knife
(1939)
Medium
steel, aluminium
Measurements
1.5 × 3.4 × 33.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by The Myer Emporium Ltd, 1971
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Portland, Oregon, United States
Inscription
punched (vertically) under handle u.c.: GERBER·FRENCH (knife) MADE IN U.S.A.
printed in ink on lid of box u.c.: Gerber / LEGENDARY / BLADES / GERBER Legendary BLADES
printed in ink on lid of box c.: Junior Chef Set / French Snickersnee / Pixie / Hand Made from "the Steel that Cuts Other Steel"
Accession Number
D97-1971
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
French design, tapering blade of carbon-tungsten alloy fused to cast aluminium handle.