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  2. Penny knife - Wikipedia

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    The penny knife was a originally a simple 18th century utility knife with a fixed blade. It got the name penny knife because it cost 1 penny in England and America towards the end of the 18th century. [1] The famous Fuller's Penny Knife helped gain the reputation of Sheffield, England, cutlers in the pre-industrial era of the early 18th century.

  3. Higonokami - Wikipedia

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    Higonokami knives. A higonokami is a type of folding pocket knife originating in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1896.The knife has no locking system, but is a friction folder or "penny knife", [1] using the friction of the swivel or the pressure of the user's thumb on its iconic lever or chikiri, to prevent the knife from folding during use.

  4. Pocketknife - Wikipedia

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    A pocketknife is a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle. They are also known as jackknives (jack-knife), folding knives, EDC knife, or may be referred to as a penknife, though a penknife may also be a specific kind of pocketknife. [1][2] A typical blade length is 5 to 15 centimetres (2 to 6 in). [3]

  5. Penny Hedge - Wikipedia

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    Whitby's Penny Hedge. The Penny Hedge is an ancient tradition in the English coastal town of Whitby in Yorkshire. [1] The legend dates back to 1159, when the Abbot of Whitby imposed a penance on three hunters, and on their descendants for all time, for murdering a hermit at Eskdale. [2] The hunters were following a wild boar near Whitby.

  6. Penknife - Wikipedia

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    Penknife. A simple penknife. Canivetes. A 16th century depiction of using a penknife on a quill. Penknife, or pen knife, is a small folding knife. [1] Today penknife is also the common British English term for both a pocketknife, which can have single or multiple blades, and for multi-tools, with additional tools incorporated into the design.

  7. W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.wrcase.com. W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is an American manufacturer of traditional pocket knives, fixed blades/sporting knives, kitchen knives, limited edition commemoratives and collectibles. The company originated in Little Valley, New York, around the turn of the 20th century, before relocating to its current home, Bradford ...

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