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TitleGlass hone, with shell hose rigid strop

CreatorCambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. (Manufacturer)‎

DescriptionGlass hone, with shell hose rigid strop, used for sharpening microtome blades. Glass hone comes in a wooden hinged box, which has a plaque on the lid reading 'Cambridge instrument Co. Ltd, London & Cambridge'. The glass hone sits on a ledge within the box, next to a compartment containing three small glass bottles. Underneath the hone is a compartment containing a microtome blade and a straight razor with a brown plastic handle. The strop consists of a strip of thick leather which is attached to a thick wooden base, which is hollowed at the top underneath the leather. Stamped on the base is 'Biber'.

Production placeLondon

Production date c 1895 - c 1920

Production periodLate nineteenth/early twentieth century

Object nameGlass hone, with shell hose rigid strop

Object categoryINSTRUMENT

MaterialGlass, Wood, Leather

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