Knife and fork

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Object Details

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Crocker, John S.

Description

These utensils were issued in 1862 to Prisoner-of-War Colonel John S. Crocker, 93rd New York Volunteers, by the commandant of Libby Prison. A knife and fork would become hard to find once prisons became overcrowded. Many prisons became notorious "hell holes."

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

AF.75528M

accession number

296035

catalog number

77528M

Object Name

knife and fork

Physical Description

tin (overall material)

bone (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 9 1/4 in x 1 in x 1/2 in; 23.495 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.27 cm

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Civil War

Military

Data Source

National Museum of American History

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