Manufactured by
The Utica Cutlery Company, American, founded 1910
Distributed by
Girl Scouts of the United States of America, American, founded 1912
Owned by
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Date
1947-1973
Medium
steel and resin
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 1/4 × 7/8 × 13/16 in. (10.8 × 2.2 × 2 cm)
Description
An official Girl Scout pocket knife from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The multi tool pocket knife features a green handle coated with clear resin with the gold emblem of the Girl Scouts embedded in the resin. The emblem includes the trefoil shaped Girl Scouts shield. The shield features the American eagle device from the Great Seal of the United States, with text above the device that reads [GS], in relief inside the shield. The pocket knife tools include a cap lifter/screw driver, punch awl, cutter blade, and can punch. The can punch is stamped [CAN OPENER] and the cutter blade is stamped [KUTMASTER / [---?] / [---?]]. The pocket knife has a metal loop at the top.
Place made
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
pocket knives
Topic
Associations and institutions
Band (Music)
Clothing and dress
Conductors (Musicians)
Costume
Craftsmanship
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Travel
Youth
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number
A2015.273.1.1.9
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571b846b2-018f-44c3-b4a6-e6c05c0e8e38

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