#5 • 100 POUND GRINDSTONE. IT WAS AN UNMOUNTED STONE THAT HAS BEEN SET ONTO A NEWER FRAME. THIS STONE WAS

Part of POPE COUNTY MUSEUM ONLINE ONLY AUCTION (live auction by Zielsdorf Auction and Real Estate Service LLC)

Status: Sold

100 POUND GRINDSTONE. IT WAS AN UNMOUNTED STONE THAT HAS BEEN SET ONTO A NEWER FRAME. THIS STONE WAS TURNED BY HAND WHILE ANOTHER PERSON HELD THE IMPLEMENT THAT NEEDED SHARPENING. THE CAN ABOVE THE STONE HELD WATER WHICH DRIPPED DOWN THE NAIL ONTO THE STONE FOR BETTER SHARPENING. THE STONE ITSELF IS BREA OR HURON GRIT - WHICH WAS SOLD BY THE POUND.