Whetstone

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Whetstone

Entry/Object ID

1.06.114 a,b,c,d,e

Description

Material: paper, stone. (a) Stone. Size: 2 3/8" W. x 5" L. x 3/4" W. D. Description: dark gray fine-grained stone - rectangluar bar. (b) Stone. Size: 3/4" square x 2 1/2" L. Description: dark gray fine-grained stone - rectangular bar. [c] Boxtop. Size: 2 3/4" W. x 6" L. x 5/8" H. Description: blue paper over white cardboard - white label on top: "S.R. Droescher, Inc., Water-Razor-Hones, Made In Germany" with usage instructions. (d). Box bottom. Size: 2 5/8" W. x 5 7/8" L. x 5/8" H. Description: blue paper over white cardboard - green stamp on bottom: "6460". (e) Instruction sheet. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 4" L. Description: white paper - blue and red imprint with company information and usage directions.

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

Create Date

April 10, 2006

Update Date

July 25, 2025