Garment Cutter’s Knife

Description:

Knife typically used by factory clothing workers who cut individual parts of the garment through several layers of cloth laid out on top of each other. Metal, shaped like a machete, sharp.

Attribution:

International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union

Date:

ca. 1900s

Collection ID:

#5780mbb07f1

Notes:

Loaned by The Kheel Center