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  • Object number
    61/157
  • Description
    This is a whetstone, or sharpening stone, used for sharpening metal tools. It was used at Hollins Farm, Silverdale, Lancashire.
  • Physical description
    whetstone: stone
  • Archival history
    MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – '[insert] Whetstone [end insert] STONE (SHARPENING) // Hollin's Farm, Silverdale, Lancashire // [pencil sketch]'
  • Object name
    Whetstone
  • Material
    Stone
  • Technique
    Ground
  • Associated subject
    Tool sharpening
    CRAFTS : metal-working
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6015.tif - High resolution image
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10448.tif - High resolution image
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