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Title

Hone

Description

This quartz hone is from the surgical case of surgeon and medical officer, Dr Harry Russell Lillie (-1990). It was used for sharpening blades.

The hone is held within a brown cardboard sleeve with gold lettering reading ‘Forest Fire Prevention Conserves Fish and Wild-Life.’

Date

c. 20th century

Identifier

2016/3.22

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 8cm

Materials

Cardboard; Quartz

Hone

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 8cm

Materials

Cardboard; Quartz

Files

Hone
Hone

Collection

Citation

“Hone,” Heritage, accessed April 25, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/417.