SHARPENING STEEL
On view in: Kitchen
About this object
Long round rod of steel with taper point attached to a wood handle decorated with knobs, used for sharpening knives. Has hilt to guard hand and a ring for hanging.
- Object name:
- SHARPENING STEEL
- Made from:
- Metal -- wood
- Made in:
- GERMANY
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 50.8 cm (20 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 71.54
- Class:
- KITCHEN
- Signature marks:
- MARK on upper edge of rod: Made in Germany: US-Zone; design of an arrow pointing to the right, F. Dick
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973