item details
NameNeedle file
Productioncirca 1880
Classificationneedle files
Materialsmetal
Registration NumberGH006985
Credit linePurchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
This needle file was formerly owned by Henry J. Freeman, a jeweller and watchmaker in Wellington in the late nineteenth century. Files like this one were used by jewellers to smooth away rough and sharp edges and other imperfections.