Whetstone
Object number2003.127.1
Datec. 1850
MediumWood; Metal
Credit LineGift of Emelio DeFilippo
DescriptionGrinding stone or whetstone. Mounted on wooden frame with four legs.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length: 35.25 × 21 × 43 in. (89.5 × 53.3 × 109.2 cm)Historical NotesDonor Emelio DeFillippo purchased the grinding stone at an auction in Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania. It has been determined that the grinding stone is part of the original contents fo the WIlson Chair Shop, that is now part of the Meadowcroft collection. The determination was made from photographs of the shop.
Previous owner
Wilson Chair Shop
Subjects
On View
On view1976-1978
1900-1905
H. L. Shepard
Savoy Press Manufacturing Company