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1987.6.1

Gramophone needle sharpener

1987.6.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gramophone needle sharpener
Long description
IM POINTMASTER needle sharpener, with instructions and 2 packets of BCN gramophone needles. Needles are inserted in a metal holder and rolled over an abrasive strip of sandpaper.
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source J. Collins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1987
Date collected
By 1987
Acquisition information
Donated: 1987
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Bakelite Synthetic, Process Machine-made
Dimensions
Length: max 129 mm, Width: max 90 mm, Depth: max 27 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1987.6.1

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