General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

probably synthetic composition

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

7.7 cm

Width

3.3 cm

Height

1.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tool maintenance

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. 1910 until late 1940s; possibly also used later.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

Used to produce sharp edge on knives, cutting blades of tools, etc.

Technical

Many sharpening stones were used with oil in order to provide a smooth-enough surface for metal blade to slide over, and to keep stone clean. Sharpening stones were common items in a carpenter's toolbox, and were used for sharpening plane irons, chisels, etc. This wedge-shaped stone, termed a slip, was used for sharpening curved edges, inset grooves, etc. [Refs. 3 & 4] Believed to be of synthetic composition, based on colour, weight and texture.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None.

Missing

None evident, save chipped edges and small areas of loss due to wear.

Finish

Dark-brown to black wedge-shaped sharpening stone has smooth finish on all sides, save one end which is rough, chipped and appears of layered/composite construction.

Decoration

N/A