From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Sailor’s Knife
Folding knife with bone handle. Eagle in center of blade. Blade marked, “of the Best Quality. Patent Concave. Henry Clay Knife”. Donor info . knife belonged to Henry Somes, a seaman. The tip of the knife was broken off by the Captain of the ship to prevent murders, (perhaps this particular knife happened to be shaped that way). The knife was carried by Somes in the Navy during the Civil War. Henry Somes’ widow married Lewis Somes. She gave the knife to Glendon Lurvey.
Details
Sailor's Knife
1850 - 1900
12/21/2006
10.5" l when open 6" when shut 1.125" w.
MDIHS: Sound School House Row 1 Unit 2 Shelf 3, Artifact Box # 34
12/16/1997
06/24/2015
Sailor’s Knife; Sailor’s Knife; Folding knife with bone handle. Eagle in center of blade. Blade marked, “of the Best Quality. Patent Concave. Henry Clay Knife”. Donor info . knife belonged to Henry Somes, a seaman. The tip of the knife was broken off by the Captain of the ship to prevent murders, (perhaps this particular knife happened to be shaped that way). The knife was carried by Somes in the Navy during the Civil War. Henry Somes’ widow married Lewis Somes. She gave the knife to Glendon Lurvey.
09/12/2024
