Whetstone

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Whetstone

Entry/Object ID

1980.124.33

Description

Mechanical Razor Sharpener. (a) Sharpener. Material: stone, metal. Size: 4 3/8" diameter x 1 1/2" H. Description: stone in disk shape enclosed in steel; center handle folds down for storage; imprinted: "Kriss Kross Stropper"; winding handle turns whetstone and manuevers blade in holder for sharpening on both sides. (b) Box. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" square x 1 1/2 H. Description: black cardboard. [c] Box top. Material: paper. Size: 4 3/4" square x 1 1/2" H. Description: black, red and gold patterned cardboard lid; label on top. (d) Pamphlet. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/8" W. x 4" L. Description: white paper booklet; title: "How to Use the Kriss Kross Stropper & Razor"; five pages. (e) Flier. Material: paper. Size: 4" square. Description: one page; title: "Stop! Look! Read!" (f) Tag. Material: paper. Size: 1 5/8" W. x 2 3/4" L. Description: warning message: "this stropper still works".

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo 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

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

NR2007; NR2011;

Create Date

January 3, 1996

Update Date

March 13, 2026