10" diameter hand-cranked, rotary disc, cast iron knife cleaner, with a wooden handle."The Servants Friend Knife Cleaner"knife cleaners

'Federal No. 2' 12" diameter hand-cranked, cast iron, rotary disc knife cleaner and a wooden handle."Improved Federal Knife Cleaner"knife cleaners

'Spong's The Servants Friend' 10" diameter hand-cranked, rotary disc, cast iron knife cleaner, with a wooden handle."The Servants Friend Knife Cleaner"knife cleaners

15" diameter hand-cranked, rotary disc, oak encased knife cleaner, with brass fittings and a wooden handle."Kent's Knife Cleaner Improvements Patented"knife cleaners

Hand cranked tinplate knife cleaner, with metal and wood handle."Spong's Red Seal Knife Cleaner" "British Made Regd No. 687391"knife cleaners

'Vono No. 2' hand-cranked, cast iron rotary disc knife cleaner, with a wooden knob on the handle."The Vono No. 2 Knife Cleaner" "Trade Mark"knife cleaners

Cast iron static knife cleaner. Two cast iron pieces connected with screws on each side and the top, and two pieces of cork between the two pieces of cast iron."The Electric Knife Cleaner"knife cleaners

"Vono' 7 1/2'diameter, hand-cranked, cast iron, rotary disc knife cleaner, painted green, with a wooden knob on the handle."The Vono Knife Cleaner - Trade Mark"knife cleaners

'Dura' 6 1/2" cast iron, hand-cranked, rotary disc knife cleaner, painted red."Dura Knife Cleaner" "Trade Mark Provisionally Patented" "British Made"knife cleaners

Hand cranked, cast iron knife cleaner. Cast iron circular barrel, with iron and wood handle. Cork/chamois ?, within barrel for cleaning knives."Beatrice Knife Cleaner" on the front. "Rd. No 686261" on the back.knife cleaners

Red painted, 5 1/2" diameter, hand cranked cast iron rotary disc knife cleaner. With a wooden handle and a metal screw."Beatrice Knife Cleaner Made in England Regd Trade Mark No 224159"knife cleaners

Industrial styled cast iron knife cleanerFederal Knife Cleaner Improved No 2 A. McMillanknife

Cast iron static type knife cleaner'"Acme" Polishes Both Sides At Once'knife cleaners

'The World's' hand-cranked rotary knife cleaner, with a wooden knob on handle."The World's Manf'g. Co. London England"knife cleaners

Static wooden knife cleaner, with a brass plaque. Two pieces of wood with a cork inner piece, held together by elastic bands."J.L. Hinks Knife Cleaner Patented" on the brass plaque.

Combination cast iron static knife cleaner and sharpener, with cork between two cast iron pieces.knife cleaners, knife sharpeners

Hand cranked, 2 3/4" diameter rotary disc, combination knife cleaner/sharpener/polisher-buff."Harras"knife cleaners, knife polishers, knife sharpeners

Cast iron and tinplate static type knife cleaner, with 'chamois' in between for knife cleaning."Commonsense"knife cleaners

Oak cased static type knife cleaner, with 2 brass labels, bearing Royal Coat of Arms."Fourdriniers" on brass labelsknife cleaners

Cast iron and wood static type knife cleaner. Large screw connecting 2 pieces of wood. (Maker not shown).knife cleaners

Cast iron and tinplate static knife cleaner, screwed on a wooden base. Two mounts on sides, which form "A C ' design."A C "knife cleaners

Cast iron and wood static knife cleaner. Cast iron base, two circular wooden discs with cork pads between. Brass screw tightener."Our Own"knife cleaners

Cast iron and wood encased, hand-cranked, static type knife cleaner. Wooden box shape with cast iron and wood handle and 'buffer' enclosed within.knife cleaners

14" diameter hand-cranked Fly wheel turning through gears, with twin 4" diameter rollers, knife cleaner. Painted green on a red painted base."Original Model Patent"knife cleaners

Cast iron knife cleaner, with iron and wood handle for turning 2 rubber rollers, within 2 sides held together by metal screws. Hand cranked, twin rubber roller."Spong & Co" "UneeK"knife cleaners

Sharpening is done by grinding away material on this implement with an abrasive substance harder than the material of the tool to be sharpened. A sharpening wheel is an efficient way to sharpen blade edges.Mobile knife-sharpening services are no longer commonly used. In the disposable society of the 21st century we can throw away our blunt scissors, knives or tools and buy replacements.A cast iron knife or tool sharpening wheel attach to a wooden base. It has a wooden turning handle.A McMillan Federal Knife Cleanerknife-grinder

Wooden round container on metal legs with a metal handle to turn it with. It has a number of holes in which to place cutlery. It is filled with a carborundum and appears to have leather straps to distribute the carborundum which cleans the cutlery.On an enamelled plate on the side ' Warren's Rotary Knife Cleaner- Sole manufacturer'domestic items, cutlery

Round wooden barrel with metal and wood handle for turning barrel, which also had brass fittings All placed on a cast iron base."Snye & Co Manufacturing London" written on a brass plaque, on front of the barrel.knife cleaners