GUSN-187772
Knife sharpener with an antler handle. Sharpener is a round file. Between the sharpener and the handle is a plain silver ferrule. Therre is a silver button-like cap on the end of the handle.
round files
antler
sterling silver
silver (metal)
File, Round
"STERLING" (Marked on edge of ferrule)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
1 3/4 x 1 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1513
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