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  1. 1989.054.029 - Album, Autograph

    Jensen, Vint and Phyllis

    Record Type: Archive

    Front cover
  2. 2002.090.030 - Print, Photographic

    Kenny, Barbara

    Record Type: Photo

    Kimballtonians
  3. 2003.072.010 - Print, Photographic

    Madsen, Harald & Margaret

    Record Type: Photo

    front
  4. Band, Metal - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a metal band, (identified as a "Drivringe" as found on page 8 of donor's gift of cooper tool book titled "L.V. Erichsen / Bødkerværktøj"). The band has an oblong oval shape, but is more narrow in the middle than a normal oval. It has a cut-out center that is the same shape as the band itself. The outside surface appears to have been painted black and varnished; but the inside surface of the ring has not.

    Record Type: Object

    Side, top view
  5. Bit - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is an auger bit. It is used for wood or earth drilling. At the base of the bit is a small screw like spiral. Further up the spiral gets bigger until it stops about halfway up. Above this the rod is plain except for a point on the curve of the rod that has an engraved rectangle inside of a rectangle. Inside the rectangle is a symbol similar to the red cross, but the four ends are flared out slightly. Next to the symbol reads: "ROBT SORBY / ...

    Record Type: Object

    Bit
  6. Bit - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is an auger bit. It is used for wood or earth drilling. At the base of the bit is a small screw like spiral. Further up the spiral gets bigger until it stops about halfway up. Above this the rod is plain except for a point on the curve of the rod that has an engraved arrow pointing towards the viewers left. The arrow goes through two words. The top word is illegible but the bottom word is "SWEDEN". A number "6" is engraved below the arrow a...

    Record Type: Object

    Bit
  7. Bit - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is an auger bit. It is used for wood or earth drilling. At the base of the bit is a small screw like spiral. Further up the spiral gets bigger until it stops about halfway up. Above this the rod is plain. At the end of the rod is a four-cornered pyramid. The four sides are flat, but have a scalloped shape at the top. One of the sides has "16 / SH" engraved into it. The tip of the pyramid ends with a dull point.

    Record Type: Object

    Bit
  8. Bit - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is an auger bit. It is used for wood or earth drilling. At the base of the bit is a small screw like spiral. Further up the spiral gets bigger until it stops about halfway up. Above this the rod is plain except for a point on the curve of the rod that has an engraved rectangle inside of a rectangle. Inside the smaller rectangle reads: "The IRWIN Bit / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.". Below the rectangles "MAINBOR" is engraved. At the end of the rod is...

    Record Type: Object

    Bit
  9. Chisel - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a metal chisel head with the majority of the handle missing. The chisel starts with a piece of very rough, uneven wood extending from the metal neck of the chisel. The wood is very raw. It is connected to a brass fitting with a metal pin that has masking tape wrapped around it. At the opposite end of the cylinder is a decorative ring. This ring extends out and flattens into the blade of the chisel. The two outside edges are straight as is...

    Record Type: Object

    Chisel
  10. Clamp - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a metal clamp. The first part of the clamp is a very long spiraling screw. Both ends of the screw are flat. The screw is positioned through a hole in the clamp. The clamp is near one end of the screw. The clamp resembles a large "C". One arm of the "C" is longer and has a curved end. The other arm is shorter and has a flat end surface. There is a vertical hole through the short arm. Through this hole is a short screw. This screw is also s...

    Record Type: Object

    Clamp
  11. Cleaver - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a cleaver with wooden handle. The handle has two visible circular metal pins which hold together 2 of pieces of wood that sandwich the metal blade handle. The top and end of the handle are flat while the bottom edge curves. One side of the handle has a crack all the way across. A strip of silver duct tape is wrapped around the handle near the inner end. The blade is large and has a rectangular shape. The bottom edge is the shrpened cuttin...

    Record Type: Object

    Cleaver
  12. Driver, Hoop - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    Band driver in the shape of a wedge. The bulk of the body is natural brown wood and there is a thick metal band around each end. One end is round and the silver band sits almost flush with the end of the wood--there is a thin strip visible outside the band. The metal band is held closed by a small rivet. The handle-like portion widens into a paddle shape, kind of squarish with rounded edges and a flat end. The silver metal band sits at the...

    Record Type: Object

    Hoop Driver
  13. Handle - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a cylindar piece of light natural wood with worn varnish. One end has a metal band around it. The opposite end has been shaved off to form a cone-like point with a blunt end. The piece appears to be a handle to something. The cone part is very rough wood. The middle of the cylindar part has varnish on it, but near the metal band and before the cone the varnish is worn off and the wood is rough. In the middle varnished part there are also ...

    Record Type: Object

    Worked Wood
  14. Scriber - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a wood scriber. It is made of two long rectangular pieces of wood joined in the shape of a cross. The shorter piece has a rectangular cut in the middle for the longer piece to fit flush over it. The two pieces are held together with a screw in the intersected area. The long piece has a total of 5 nail tips extended from the wood. Near the lower end of the long piece is a small hole drilled through the wood. The short piece of wood has a ...

    Record Type: Object

    Scriber
  15. Scriber - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    A wooden scriber made of 2 pieces; one a long, square handle (2002.70.31a), this piece a square block of blond colored wood with a square hole in the middle. The handle goes through the hole and out the other side. The top and bottom of the block have a small metal plate with two screws holding it in place. On one side of the block is a thin, circular screw. The screw rotates so that the block can be moved up and down the handle.

    Record Type: Object

    Side
  16. Scriber - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a wooden scriber made of 2 parts; a long and square handle and a square block with a hole in the middle (2002.70.60b). This handle is made of a brown, possibly stained, colored wood. Along the handle in black is the markings of a ruler. The ruler goes up to six inches long. Another side of the handle has "D.O.KEEFFE / D.O.KEEFFE" stamped on it. A third side has "6 / PAT'D.AUG.5.1873" stamped on it. The top of the ruler has a screw in it. ...

    Record Type: Object

    Scriber
  17. Scriber - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    This is a wooden scriber made of 2 pieces; a long and square handle and a square block with a hole in the middle (2002.70.13b). One end of the handle has a metal plate across it held in place with one screw. Coming from the plate, on one edge, there is a small rectangular tip extending beyond the edge of the handle. The handle goes through the hole in the block and out the other side. A screw on the block can rotate so that the block can move up ...

    Record Type: Object

    Scriber
  18. Wood, Worked - Thomsen, Mary Lou

    A wood fragment with an unknown name or purpose. The fragment has a curved front side. At the top of the curve is a plateau. The part of the plateau that is closest to the back side of the piece is jagged. From this jagged side the wood then curves down and slightly outward on the backside. Halfway down the curve turns straight downward and has a rough, unvarnished surface. There are four small rusty nails evident in the wood on the viewers right...

    Record Type: Object

    Worked Wood

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