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Hone
used for honing knives before and during the killing and butchering of a pig; long hone tapering to a rounded end; fine grooves along the length of the steel; brass and ebony handle; two small rings on the shaft decorated with grooves; ring at the end of the handle for hanging on a hook; the design and materials suggest it may have been part of a set of food preparation or eating utensils used in an affluent household before being used during pig butchering
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F05.5.4
Creation/Production
Hunter and Son
Date: 20th century (early) –
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(cm): 47.5
Width
(cm): 3
diameter
(cm): 1.5
Length
(cm): 13.5
Techniques
cast
METAL WORKING
machining
Material
wood
steel
brass
Location
In store
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