Knife cleaner
Kent
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
1905
Materials
Iron, oak and brass
Measurements
510 x 500 x 380 mm
Place of origin
London
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552745
Summary
Knife cleaner. George Kent knife cleaner. Drum-shaped wooden knife-cleaner on iron frame with four down-swept legs and central iron handle with turned wooden grip. On top of the drum are three slots for knives and one for a carver. Two paper labels on the drum give instructions on use.
Provenance
Donated to Newport Museums and Galleries by Mrs Elizabeth Ivy Iris Fox in 1994. On loan to the National Trust from Newport Museums and Galleries.
Marks and inscriptions
Upper front part of drum: [Lion and unicorn underneath a crown] KENT PATENTEE & MANUFACTURER 199 HIGH HOLBURN LONDON Drum: KENT'S / KNIFE CLEANER / LATEST PATENTS / 1895-1902 AND 1903 On stand/around handle: KENT'S PATENT / 199 HIGH HOLBORN / LONDON / SIZE 8, NO. 25713
Makers and roles
Kent, manufacturer