Whetstone, deaccessioned

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2004 abcd

Description

(a) Box bottom. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" square x 1 1/2" H. Description: brown paper over cardboard - brown crisscross lined pattern. (b) Box top. Material: paper. Size: 4 3/4" square x 1 1/2" H. Description: brown paper over cardboard - same design as bottom - labeled: "Kriss Kross Safety...Stropper". (c) Razor blade. Material: metal. Size: 3/4" W. x 2 1/4" L. Description: steel rectangle - hold in center - double edged blade - engraged on one side: "Durnam Duplex Razor Co. New York, NY", logo, and "Pat'd U.S.A. May 28, 1907". (d) Strop. Material: stone, metal. Size: 4 3/4" diameter x 2" H. "Kriss Kross" brand - disk shaped whetstone encased in metal - handle folds down for storage - handle maneuvers blade into sharpening position - recommend deaccessioning.

Context

Accessioned in 1969.

Cataloged By

Legacy Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Whetstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sharpener, Metal

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

Jan-June 1996

Deaccession

D.2004 abcd

Create Date

January 4, 1996

Update Date

February 19, 2026