Sharpener, knife

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0234.001

MANUFACTURER: HANDY-HANNAH PRODUCTS CORP.
MODEL: HANDY-HANNAH 995KS
LOCATION: Whitman, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING AND COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD & PLUG. SYNTHETIC OR RUBBER PADS ON BASE. METAL FITTINGS. STONE (?) SHARPENING DISK.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HANDY HANNAH
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Whitman

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TYPE OF KNIFE SHARPENER USED LATE 1950S +. THIS EXAMPLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN LITTLE/UN-USED.
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY ARTIFACTS, USED ON ONE/BOTH OF TWO LONG-ESTABLISHED WORKING FARMS, IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS OUTSIDE SHERBROOKE, PQ. BY MEMBERS OF THE MARTIN & BATLEY FAMILIES. (REF. 1)
Function: TO SHARPEN THE CUTTING EDGE OF KNIVES, SCISSORS, ETC. FOR DOMESTIC USE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Handy-HannaH" & "electric knife sharpener" printed in red on casing front. 'On-off' switch labelled. Plate on underside of base reads "28 Watts- 50-60 Cycles/ 110 Volts A.C. ONLY Cat. No. 995-KS/ HANDY-HANNAH/ ['CSA' & 'UL' logos]/ ELECTRIC KNIFE SHARPENER/ Handy-Hannah Products Corporation/ Whitman, Mass." 'UL' logo, "V" [inside diamond symbol], "247" & "VICTOR" marked on plug. Green paper label [damaged- now in supp. info.] reads "UNDERWRITERS'/ LAB. INC. INSPECTED/ X-919 Power Supply Cord/ E-24336".
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: OFF-WHITE CASING, PADS & CORD. WHITE SHARPENING DISK. SILVER METAL FITTINGS AND BASE PLATE.
Decoration: N/A

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HANDY-HANNAH PRODUCTS CORP., Sharpener, knife, after 1958, Artifact no. 2001.0234, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0234.001/

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