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Kent's Knife Cleaner

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Exhibit At Beck Isle Museum.
Exhibit at Lawrence House Museum

Kent, 199 High Holborn St., London[1][2]

1856 An example of Kent's Knife Cleaner was listed in an auction of household effects[3], suggesting such machines had been available for some time before this.

George Kent patented designs for the knife cleaner in 1870[4]

Perhaps also in 1882 and 1887.

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Sources of Information

  1. See image
  2. In 1811 Directory, there was a William Kent, stationer, at 116 High Holborn and another, a gold-cutter, at 149 High Holborn. Whether connected with either of these is unknown
  3. The Times, Dec 02, 1856
  4. The London Gazette, 21 January 1870