item details
NameNeedle file
ProductionJames Leigh & Sons; manufacturer; circa 1880; England
Classificationneedle files
Materialsmetal
Registration NumberGH007003
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.