Sharpener
John Watts, Sheffield
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, Steel
Measurements
174 mm (Width) x 39 mm (Depth); 54 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Sheffield
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 547605.2
Summary
Plated steel knife sharpener comprising two grinding wheels pinned at end of loop handle. Wheel holders impressed with 'B4* ANY MANUFACTURED BY JOHN WATTS SHEFFIELD ENGLAND PATENT 215131/23'.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection, left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
B4* ANY MANUFACTURED BY JOHN WATTS SHEFFIELD ENGLAND PATENT 215131/23. (impressed on wheel holders)
Makers and roles
John Watts, Sheffield, manufacturer