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A photograph of Kenneth Olsen, co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation from 1957-1992.

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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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A set of handcuffs with keys used in law enforcement.

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United States Civil Defense refers to the use of civil defense in the history of the United States, which was the organized non-military effort to prepare Americans for military attack. The triangle in the badge emphasized the 3-step Civil Defense…

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A 1917 US Doughboy helmet from World War I. It has camouflage decals of yellow, green, dark red. An iron cross is painted on the front, likely added by the wearer after the war.

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A brown, wooden mace.

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A small, vintage screwdriver.

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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 plumb line in a chalk filled container.

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

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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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One of many three ring binders used throughout the corporation.

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A gilt eagle for American flagpole.

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The system box that operates with a monitor and keyboard.

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This Multia is a desktop computer that ran an Alpha AXP processor as the CPU.

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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.