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This multi-tool includes: hatchet, hammer, pliers, screw driver, pry bar, wrench, cutter, wire stretcher.

The Thomas Mfg. Co. started about the year 1900 and made a line of combination/multitools.

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This cigar maker's cutting block was used by George White, with a possible hand-me-down from John Connors and Cornelius J. Lynch, prior owners of the cigar business.

Used by George E. White, who owned and operated a cigar manufacturing shop in the…

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These were the property of J. Leo Comeau, who was the last of the icemen to make deliveries in town. He delivered ice right up to the day he was stricken in May 1965. He used the apron when carrying the ice.

In 1849 when the Marlboro Branch of…

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An iron wrench with three raised articles on the reverse side. The numbers 1 & 2 seem to be clear. The third raised article in the center is difficult to read.

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One of four wrenches.

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One of four wrenches.

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One of four wrenches.

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The calipers shaped as female legs have the following markings: F. T.; J.C.; JJ

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A trimmer used to cut cigars from 3 to 6 inches. The trimmer was used by George E. White, who owned and operated a cigar manufacturing shop in the basement of the Masonic Block, Main St., from 1916 to 1922. His brands included "Middlesex" -10…

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This is noted as the 'Famous Wrench for the Famous Panels from Digital'.

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A home-made screwdriver made from a spindle used in wool spinning. Handle made of washers cut from old belt leather. Made by Wiliam Baron's father in the Assabet Mills.

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A ratchet brace drill is a hand-tool used to drill holes or nails into wood.

While a brace was an efficient tool when the crank could be swept in a full circle, it became much less useful if something obstructed a full sweep. The invention of a…

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A vintage steel hook designed to hold meat and/or to help in baling hay.

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A plumb line in a chalk filled container.

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A drawknife is a traditional woodworking hand tool used to shape wood by removing shavings. It consists of a blade with a handle at each end.

They are ancient tools used by Viking Shipwrights in 100 A.D.

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A small, vintage screwdriver.

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An old iron scale used for measuring. This is an antique decorative butcher's steelyard. An English, cast iron weighing instrument, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1800., and includes the original 'Pear' weight.

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A wooden and metal plane used to shape wood by carpenters.

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Two wood marking gauges. A marking gauge is used in woodworking and metalworking to mark out lines for cutting or other operations. The purpose of the gauge is to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface.

The third tool is…

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Half of a wooden block and tackle tool used for hoisting in barn settings and assorted construction situations.

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