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300022950
punches, round-hole
70051
Punches used for cutting round holes in leather.
300022950
punch, round-hole
70051
Punches used for cutting round holes in leather.
300022951
stamp punches
70051
Punches used to impress decorative designs onto the surface of leather or other materials.
300022951
stamp punch
70051
Punches used to impress decorative designs onto the surface of leather or other materials.
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hallmarking
70051
The activity of impressing official stamps (hallmarks) onto articles of gold and silver for security and decoration. Traditionally, hallmarks have been applied manually with steel punches. Laser hallmarking is used as an alternative, in particular to avoid bruising items.
300022909
skiving knife
70051
Knives of various designs used to split or pare leather.
300022909
knife, skiving
70051
Knives of various designs used to split or pare leather.
300022909
knives, skiving
70051
Knives of various designs used to split or pare leather.
300022912
square-point knives
70051
Knives having a squared-off tip; used primarily for trimming up and cutting new leather.
300022912
square-point knife
70051
Knives having a squared-off tip; used primarily for trimming up and cutting new leather.
300022912
knife, square-point
70051
Knives having a squared-off tip; used primarily for trimming up and cutting new leather.
300022912
knives, square-point
70051
Knives having a squared-off tip; used primarily for trimming up and cutting new leather.
300022915
swivel knives
70051
Small knives comprising a blade mounted on a pivot, often having a saddle for a finger-rest. Such knives are used most often in leatherworking, but also in other occupations, including historically in surgery.
300022915
swivel knife
70051
Small knives comprising a blade mounted on a pivot, often having a saddle for a finger-rest. Such knives are used most often in leatherworking, but also in other occupations, including historically in surgery.
300022915
knives, swivel
70051
Small knives comprising a blade mounted on a pivot, often having a saddle for a finger-rest. Such knives are used most often in leatherworking, but also in other occupations, including historically in surgery.
300022916
ulus
70051
Knives with semicircular blades, sometimes fitted with slotted wooden or ivory handles, historically used as a multi-purpose tool by Eskimo women.
300022917
unhairing knives
70051
Knives used in the depilation of leather; often having a handle on each end of a curved blade.
300022917
unhairing knife
70051
Knives used in the depilation of leather; often having a handle on each end of a curved blade.
300022917
dehairing knives
70051
Knives used in the depilation of leather; often having a handle on each end of a curved blade.
300022917
knife, unhairing
70051
Knives used in the depilation of leather; often having a handle on each end of a curved blade.
300022917
knives, unhairing
70051
Knives used in the depilation of leather; often having a handle on each end of a curved blade.
300022917
tanner's unhairing knives
70051
Knives used in the depilation of leather; often having a handle on each end of a curved blade.
300022870
lathekin
70051
In stained glass work: hand-held implements used to open the grooves of lead cames and to smooth them over cut pieces of glass.
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burnishers, agate
70051
Tools made of agate used for fine burnishing, such as for gilding and for other purposes.
300022784
pug mills
70051
Machine which mixes materials of the clay body, shreds or kneads it, and disperses air bubbles.
300022784
pug mill
70051
Machine which mixes materials of the clay body, shreds or kneads it, and disperses air bubbles.
300022784
mill, pug
70051
Machine which mixes materials of the clay body, shreds or kneads it, and disperses air bubbles.
300022784
mills, pug
70051
Machine which mixes materials of the clay body, shreds or kneads it, and disperses air bubbles.
300022784
pugmills
70051
Machine which mixes materials of the clay body, shreds or kneads it, and disperses air bubbles.
300022786
blungers
70051
Mixing machines fitted with paddles or propellers, used to prepare clay slips and glazes.
300022786
blunger
70051
Mixing machines fitted with paddles or propellers, used to prepare clay slips and glazes.
300022794
sliptrailers
70051
Rubber bottles with narrow spouts, used for trailing lines of slip or glaze in patterns.
300022794
sliptrailer
70051
Rubber bottles with narrow spouts, used for trailing lines of slip or glaze in patterns.
300022800
stilts
70051
Small, three pronged supports made of hard-fired clay or metal and used to lift clay objects off kiln shelves during firing.
300022800
stilt
70051
Small, three pronged supports made of hard-fired clay or metal and used to lift clay objects off kiln shelves during firing.
300022804
fettling knives
70051
Sharp tool with flexible, tapered blade; used for carving.
300022804
fettling knife
70051
Sharp tool with flexible, tapered blade; used for carving.
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Masonic binding
70051
Bindings in a style made from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century, with decoration featuring Masonic symbols tooled in gold.
300264210
freight
70051
Goods in transit, whether by land, air, or water.
300023525
double-pointed needles
70051
Knitting needles with points or hooks at each end used in either hand or machine knitting to create more complicated constructions.
300023525
double-pointed needle
70051
Knitting needles with points or hooks at each end used in either hand or machine knitting to create more complicated constructions.
300023525
cable needles
70051
Knitting needles with points or hooks at each end used in either hand or machine knitting to create more complicated constructions.
300023525
needles, double-pointed
70051
Knitting needles with points or hooks at each end used in either hand or machine knitting to create more complicated constructions.
300023399
paper cutter
70051
Devices or machines for cutting the edges of paper or cutting paper into sections, often having the mechanism of a guillotine.
300023399
cutter, paper
70051
Devices or machines for cutting the edges of paper or cutting paper into sections, often having the mechanism of a guillotine.
300023399
cutters, paper
70051
Devices or machines for cutting the edges of paper or cutting paper into sections, often having the mechanism of a guillotine.
300023426
hatchels
70051
Instruments, often in the form of a comb or board, with sharp pins or teeth for the manual disentanglement of scutched hemp or flax fibers.
300023426
hatchel
70051
Instruments, often in the form of a comb or board, with sharp pins or teeth for the manual disentanglement of scutched hemp or flax fibers.
300023426
hackles
70051
Instruments, often in the form of a comb or board, with sharp pins or teeth for the manual disentanglement of scutched hemp or flax fibers.
300023433
swingling knives
70051
Wooden instruments resembling a sword, paddle, or butcher's knife, used for beating and scraping flax, hemp, cotton, or other fibrous plant material in order to separate the fibers from woody or coarse particles.The tools may be hand-held or attached to a wheel.
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pin-poppets
70051
Cylindrical cases to hold pins.
300023456
pin-poppet
70051
Cylindrical cases to hold pins.
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sewing scissors
70051
Scissors, which comprise a pair of pivoted blades attached to handles, designed for tasks involved in sewing, including cutting thread and clipping seams. For scissors to cut lengths of fabric, use "sewing shears."
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burling irons
70051
Pointed tweezers for lifting knots from wool, so that their luster is not lost by handling them.
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Old Testament
70051
General term for the period and culture of the Middle East as described in the Biblical Old Testament.
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nyais
70051
Women who were part of the colonial Dutch household in the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia); they were kept as housekeepers, companions, and concubines.
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simars
70051
Robes or loose light garments worn with a short cape or scarf over the shoulders; worn by clergy.
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potter's wheels
70051
Devices with a rotating flat disc or turntable on which clay may be shaped to create symmetrical forms; the process of forming clay objects on a potter's wheel is throwing.
300022820
potter's wheel
70051
Devices with a rotating flat disc or turntable on which clay may be shaped to create symmetrical forms; the process of forming clay objects on a potter's wheel is throwing.
300022820
throwing wheels
70051
Devices with a rotating flat disc or turntable on which clay may be shaped to create symmetrical forms; the process of forming clay objects on a potter's wheel is throwing.
300022820
wheels, potter's
70051
Devices with a rotating flat disc or turntable on which clay may be shaped to create symmetrical forms; the process of forming clay objects on a potter's wheel is throwing.
300023511
bow looms
70051
Simple hand looms consisting of a pliable branch bent in a semicircle, between the two arms of which the longer threads are stretched.
300023511
bow loom
70051
Simple hand looms consisting of a pliable branch bent in a semicircle, between the two arms of which the longer threads are stretched.
300023511
apron looms
70051
Simple hand looms consisting of a pliable branch bent in a semicircle, between the two arms of which the longer threads are stretched.
300023511
looms, bow
70051
Simple hand looms consisting of a pliable branch bent in a semicircle, between the two arms of which the longer threads are stretched.
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inkle looms
70051
Handlooms used for weaving long strips of braid.
300023512
inkle loom
70051
Handlooms used for weaving long strips of braid.
300023512
looms, inkle
70051
Handlooms used for weaving long strips of braid.
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frame looms
70051
Handloom used for weaving rectangles of fabric, used vertically. Yarn is wound across nails in the frame, and weaving sticks are used to form sheds.
300023513
frame loom
70051
Handloom used for weaving rectangles of fabric, used vertically. Yarn is wound across nails in the frame, and weaving sticks are used to form sheds.
300023513
looms, frame
70051
Handloom used for weaving rectangles of fabric, used vertically. Yarn is wound across nails in the frame, and weaving sticks are used to form sheds.
300023514
table looms
70051
Looms fitted with rollers so that considerable lengths of fabric may be woven.
300023514
table loom
70051
Looms fitted with rollers so that considerable lengths of fabric may be woven.
300023514
looms, table
70051
Looms fitted with rollers so that considerable lengths of fabric may be woven.
300023523
needle, knitting
70051
Paired needles made of steel, wood, bone or other material, used for knitting.
300023476
needles, tapestry
70051
Needles used for sewing in the loose ends and joining pieces woven in different colors of a tapestry. Tapestry needles are long, strong, and blunt-ended with a long-shaped, wide eye.
300023493
latch hooks
70051
Hand tools that take the yarn through the canvas and bring it back to the surface; used for knotting rugs.
300023493
latch hook
70051
Hand tools that take the yarn through the canvas and bring it back to the surface; used for knotting rugs.
300242002
strain cracking
70051
Condition where a surface or material has cracked due to pressure, differential in temperature, or other strain of some kind. An example is in glassmaking, where fissures develop in the body of a vessel caused by internal strain resulting from inadequate annealing and/or accidental thermal shock.
300242002
strain-cracking
70051
Condition where a surface or material has cracked due to pressure, differential in temperature, or other strain of some kind. An example is in glassmaking, where fissures develop in the body of a vessel caused by internal strain resulting from inadequate annealing and/or accidental thermal shock.
300216653
purificators
70051
Relatively small, rectangular linen cloths used by the celebrant for wiping the Eucharistic vessel after each communicant has drunk from it and to wipe the chalice and paten after the ablutions that follow Communion.
300216653
purificator
70051
Relatively small, rectangular linen cloths used by the celebrant for wiping the Eucharistic vessel after each communicant has drunk from it and to wipe the chalice and paten after the ablutions that follow Communion.
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high-occupancy vehicle lanes
70051
Highway lanes restricted to vehicles transporting a driver and multiple passengers. Used as a tool for traffic management.
300253568
HOV lanes
70051
Highway lanes restricted to vehicles transporting a driver and multiple passengers. Used as a tool for traffic management.
300253565
horse ranches
70051
Ranches dedicated primarly to raising horses.
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margarine factories
70051
Facilities for making margarine, allowing for the processes of emulsifying a blend of vegetable oils and fats, which can be modified using fractionation, interesterification or hydrogenation, with skimmed milk.
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movie palaces
70051
Cinemas with ornate architecture and interior decoration, emerging in the 1920s. The exterior of the movie palace is often outfitted with a marquee and an upright, showcasing the cinema's name.
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retail parks
70051
Out-of-town shopping developments, usually containing a number of large chain stores.
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Streamline Moderne
70051
Style of architecture and design reaching its height in the late 1930s in the United States. In architecture, it is characterized by the use of horizontal lines, round corners, and sometimes nautical elements, such as railings and porthole windows. In design, these elements were expressed in a variety of new materials,...
300022963
skiving machines
70051
Machines used in paring or thinning leather or skins. These involve feeding the material through rollers toward a knife edge, and were first operated mechanically via a crank, though now they are often automated.
300022963
skiving machine
70051
Machines used in paring or thinning leather or skins. These involve feeding the material through rollers toward a knife edge, and were first operated mechanically via a crank, though now they are often automated.
300022963
machine, skiving
70051
Machines used in paring or thinning leather or skins. These involve feeding the material through rollers toward a knife edge, and were first operated mechanically via a crank, though now they are often automated.
300022963
machines, skiving
70051
Machines used in paring or thinning leather or skins. These involve feeding the material through rollers toward a knife edge, and were first operated mechanically via a crank, though now they are often automated.
300022965
slickers
70051
Leatherworking hand tools used for burnishing or scraping the surface of skins.
300022965
slicker
70051
Leatherworking hand tools used for burnishing or scraping the surface of skins.
300022966
sole scrapers
70051
Tools for roughening the surface of leather or other materials, such as the soles of shoes before they are cemented. Farriers and woodworkers may use this tool for varied tasks.
300022966
sole scraper
70051
Tools for roughening the surface of leather or other materials, such as the soles of shoes before they are cemented. Farriers and woodworkers may use this tool for varied tasks.
300022966
scrapers, sole
70051
Tools for roughening the surface of leather or other materials, such as the soles of shoes before they are cemented. Farriers and woodworkers may use this tool for varied tasks.
300022967
splitting machines
70051
Machines employed to split hides that operate by seizing the skin and forcing it around a cylinder towards a knife that can be adjusted to different thicknesses.
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bonbon spoons
70051
Spoons having a round bowl used for scooping bonbons from a bowl. The bowl may be pierced, for use with bonbons in liquids.