Object number
61/97
Description
This is a knife board, a tool used for cleaning and sharpening knives. It is made from wood and leather, and has a hole in the wooden handle, presumably allowing it to be hung up for storage. It was used at Toby Hill Farm, Egglestone, in County Durham.
Physical description
1 knife board: wood; leather
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'KNIFE BOARD // From Toby Hill Farm, Egglestone; ancestors of present tenants kept the hotel in Egglestone. // [pencil sketch]'
Object name
Material
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5646.tif - High resolution image
