Whetstone or oilstone, Hancock, MA

Object ID:

1960.11443.1

Community:

Massachusetts, Hancock

Description

Whetstone or oilstone for honing edged tools. What appear to be two different natural stones are glued together to provide two sharpening surfaces of different grits.

Massachusetts Hancock

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