In the 19th and early 20th century, before the invention of stainless steel, knives would be made from steel, this would rust easily, so a large household such as country house or tavern would have a knife polisher in their kitchen at hand to polish their steel cutlery.
 
This example was made in the 1920s by the Spong company.
 
The overall condition is good
 
Dimensions : 50cm high x 40 cm wide