April 16, 2024
LARGE OLD BRIDDELL BUTCHER MEAT CLEAVER ANTIQUE RARE KITCHEN TOOL
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The blade is signed ‘Briddell" solid steel. Nice, heavy, solid Briddell meat cleaver in good condition. Overall length 14 1/4" long. Steel blade measures 4 5/8 at the widest point x 8" long. The hardwood handle is in excellent condition with a small chip on end on one side and has a wonderful patina. Charles D. Briddell was a blacksmith/knifemaker near Crisfield, Maryland who served the watermen and boatmen on Chesapeake Bay in the late 1800s. ~1910, he bought a building in downtown Crisfield and opened a cutlery factory employing a good number of locals. Production was at the highest levels during WWII when he received a special award from the US Navy for excellence. After the War, his son sold the factory to Carvel Hall Cutlery.
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