Stone, sharpening

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OBJECT TYPE: artificial
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1977.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: composite "stone" and wood

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 26.2 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 3.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tool maintenance
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Presumably used c. 1910 until late 1940s; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]
Function: Used to produce sharp edge on knives, cutting blades of tools, etc.
Technical: Many sharpening stones were used with oil in order to provide a smooth-enough surface for metal blade to slide over, and to keep stone clean. Sharpening stones were common items in a carpenter's toolbox, and were used for sharpening plane irons, chisels, etc. This sharpening stone is believed to be of synthetic composition, based on colour, weight and texture. Artificial stones most commonly made of carborundum, emery or silicon carbide. [Refs. 3 & 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: None evident, save chipped edges and loss due to wear in both stone and wooden holder.
Finish: Smooth stone mounted in darkened wood black. Exposed edge of stone reveals layered composition.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stone, sharpening, before 1940, Artifact no. 2004.1977, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1977.001/

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