discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Polishing block human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaLapping blockCircular wooden box with circular steel plate. Lid missing.Lapping blocks were wooden blocks which held metal plates in which fine abrasives were embedded. Progressively finer abrasives produced a fine polish on a flat surface without rounding edges or corners of the article.Accession Number2004.44.55Rā Tāpiringa21 May 2004Tohu Tuakiri KēH361 (horology)WāhangaApplied Arts and Design Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Polishing block, 2004.44.55, H361, © Auckland Museum CC BY Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2004.44.55KohingaNew Zealand Horological InstituteRāCirca 1920Wā20th centuryPāohoboxwood/hardwood/wood/plant materialsteel/iron alloy/metal/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine49mm21mmTaumata whakarōpūTool, horologicalTimekeeping T&E05 Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyWhakahounga o Mua31 Mar 2023 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60