Object number
62/42
Description
This is a steel, used for sharpening knives or blades. It is part of a carving set which was used by the donor's family for four generations.
Physical description
1 steel: metal, wood
Archival history
MERL Recording form – 'Additional information // Gentleman's Cravat. No ideas about this except that as it was wrapped up in tissue paper among my mother's treasures it may have belonged to either her father or her grandfather. If this is correct, it is over 100 years old. // Carving Set. Do not know how old this is but has carved daily for four generations. // Queen Victoria Glass. Belonged to my Father. Cracked when bombs fell on Reading. // Toy in Box. // This, plus some Brandy Snaps, was my first "fairing" from Banbury Fair October 1911. // Victorian "moustache" cup. Belonged either to my Father or his Father.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4765.tif - High resolution image
