Whetstone
- Object Name:
- Whetstone
- Object ID:
- 1978.074.07
- Creator:
- Pike Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Pike, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Whetstone, made by Pike Manufacturing Company, Pike, NH. One of seven oil stones contained in salesman's sample box (.01). Rectangular white stone with attached printed label: "WASHITA OIL STONE / For Mechanic's and General Wood Worker's Tools". No wrapper. In white cardboard box imprinted "WASHITA OILSTONE / A LOW PRICED OILSTONE OF GOOD QUALITY FOR / MECHANICS' AND GENERAL WOOD WORKERS' TOOLS / GIVES A MEDIUM FINE EDGE".
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- H-1 W-2 L-8.1 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Samples, Sharpening & honing tools, Whetstones, Salesmen
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