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| title | Topping knife; Alberta Sugar Beet, Lethbridge, Miskulin Farm |
| name | Knife |
| date | 1942 |
| description | The topping knife consists of a flat, elongated blade with dull edges. The blade is of brown-reddish in colour as a result from corrosion. At the top are two nails, which are drilled within the surface. Furthermore, a small and thin tail protrudes from the top blade, which tapers to a rounded tip. The handle is wrapped with a black fabric which is torn in the middle, exposing the wooden material underneath. |
| history of use | Roy and Lillie Yano kept a topping knife (used to cut the tops off the sugar beets) as a reminder of their hard lives in Alberta where they laboured for ten years, from dawn until dusk, earning only $900 annually between them. |
| part of | Yano Family collection |
| number | 2013.57.3.4 |
| organisation | Nikkei National Museum |
| access | Open |