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A device employed in sharpening metal objects called a "temperer" / Chris Horton, 1973 September

 Item
Identifier: FA 16 Series 3 Item 3.3.3.1

Scope and Contents note

Report by Brigham Young University folklore student Chris Horton, who collected information from his father-in-law, Rex F. Peery. A rope guides a steady drip of water down from a bucket onto a sharpening stone to keep it cool.

Dates

  • Other: 1973 September

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Open for public research.

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Extent

1 p.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General note

Informant was male.

General note

Creator's sex is unknown.

General note

Collector's sex is unknown.

General note

Informant was collector's father-in-law.

General note

Item collected in Springlake, Utah.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
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Provo Utah 84602 United States

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