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Homemade blacksmith grindstone made and used by August Wenzel, ca. 1890s
Order an ImageAugust Wenzel, a German immigrant, made this grindstone. He operated a meat market, blacksmith shop, cooperage, and brewery in Seattle in the late 1880s and 1890s. August Wenzel also made beer barrels for the Hemrich Brothers Brewery, which later became Rainier Brewery.
ID Number: 2005.60.3
Date: Circa 1890
Creator(s):
Wenzel, August, Maker
Physical Description: 1 Grindstone; wood, porcelain, steel, brass; 41 in.H x 23 in.W x 39 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 2005.60.3