Knife sharpener
Kent
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron, Rubber, Textile, Wood
Measurements
615 x 500 mm; 385 mm (Length)
Place of origin
High Holborn
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551613
Summary
Knife sharpener - A cylindrical wooden container which stands on a four-footed iron frame. Over the top and towards one side are six shaped metal attachments with rubber covers. Inside the container is a large wheel consisting of an iron frame, two wooden plates and ruffled emery cloth between the plates. Instruction stickers are present on the outside. No handle is present.
Provenance
Geler Jones collection purchase in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
KENT PATENTED MANUFACTURER 199 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON
Makers and roles
Kent