Finishing grindstone
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
circa 1875 - circa 1920
Materials
Iron, Stone, Wood
Measurements
247 mm (H)529 mm (W)235 mm (D)
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Finch Foundry, Devon
NT 55351
Summary
Hand operated finishing grindstone, sits in a box which would have also contained water to wet the wheel as it was turned and to keep the stone cool and free of metal swarf created by sharpening tools.