Knife grinder, 1808. Artist: William Henry Pyne

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Knife grinder, 1808. An itinerant knife grinder using a treadle to turn his grindstone mounted on a barrow. His dog lies patiently at front right. From The Costume of Great Britain by William Henry Pyne. (London, 1808).

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