Museum Collections
Luce Center
Blade sharpening block
Object Number:
1949.310
Date:
ca. 1863
Medium:
Wood, leather, iron nails, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 2.9 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to object: "Gettysburgh / July 3 1863."
Description:
Razor-strop consisting of a squared wooden stake with a strip of leather nailed to one side and one end shaped into a handle and painted dark brown; paper label with handwritten inscription affixed to one side.
Gallery Label:
This razor-strop is said to have been used at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Louise S. Gilder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.