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An array of antique kitchen utensils, tools, and surgical instruments, showcasing craftsmanship and historical design elements.

Wood chisels with wooden handles in carpentry workshop Schaeftlarn
Wood chisels with wooden handles in carpentry workshop Schaeftlarn
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Spoon Handle (Northern Italy); steel; L x W: 9 x 6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-253-cHammer wrench isolated on a white background shadow below. Hammer wrench isolated on a white background shadow below. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BorysxShevchukx 1446133Wood chisels with wooden handles in carpentry workshop SchaeftlarnScheide; Dolch; Scheide, zu Dolch Kat; Dolch; Dolch; Dolch; Dolch.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture CollectionSurgical instruments including trusses and tourniquets. Engraving with etching by Mutlow.left to right: obstetrical forceps, Chamberlen, 1680-1750;Obstetrical forceps, Chamberlen 1680-1750;Obstetrical forceps, Smellie 1740-1760;Obstetrical forceps c.1750Museum Vendome, Crochet Merovingian bronze, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876Toothpick (Austria), 19th century; horn or porcupine; L x W: 10 x 0.5 cm (3 15/16 x 3/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-276-dFork (Austria); steel, ibex horn, horn; L x W: 19.5 x 2 cm (7 11/16 x 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-276-cDirty set of hand old rusty pliers tools on a wooden background. Equipment for locksmith and metalworking shopFork (Germany), ca. 1700; shark skin, silver, brass, steel, amber; L x W: 18 x 2 cm (7 1/16 x 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-136-cflat lay tailoring items arrangementSurgical instruments. Engraving by Andrew Bell.various iron rasps old vintage retro used rasps on wooden table Copyright: xZoonar.com/FuroxLxFelixx 7106642Knife (probably Germany); steel, horn, gilding; L x W: 23.3 x 2.1 cm (9 3/16 x 13/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-283-gSilversmith's art, France, 17th century. Silver and agate knife and fork.Pair of snips and wrenchesDolch mit Scheide; Dolch mit Scheide; Dolch mit Scheide.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture CollectionSaege mit Holz - Saw on wood Saege mit Holz - Saw on wood Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 7169797John Wilkes, Crimping Wheel, c 1939 Crimping WheelSchere verrostet - Rusty scissors Schere verrostet - Rusty scissors Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 6843810Tools and weapons of the Bronze Age and First Iron Age, battle axe, narrow chisel, axes, swords, razor and bronze brooch, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknownStill life of brushes and coloursEmployees tools for making tapestries and rugs, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845Old vintage pair of compasses on a wooden table background. Old vintage pair of compasses on a wooden backgroundFork (Germany); silver, enamel; L x W: 11.9 x 1.7 cm (4 11/16 x 11/16 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-63-cOld drawing tools on graph paperTools on a wooden tableThe Cuerdale Hoard; part of a Viking silver hoard found in a lead chest beside the River Ribble at Cuerdale, Lancashire. Consisting of around 7500 coins and 1200 pieces of bullion. 905 ADOld drawing tools on a green backgroundStill Life of Clothes Hangers Esparto halfah grass crafts workshop tools traditionalCrayon -The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath Maine, USA.Antique carpenter tool in box set (Still life)Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Knife Lifts and Loose copper rings from the wreck of the East Indians Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in Or Before 1743 Knife, handle, cylindrical: tapering; id. NG 1979-403H, ferrules, id. NG 1980-27H426. Netherlands wood (plant material). copper (metal) SecondTurkish yatagan, 19th century, Álava Armory Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, SpainDaggers from Castione Marchesi fraction of Fidenza (province of Parma)Italy, Campania, Pompeii, Surgical instruments from the House of the SurgeonHunting knife with leather sheathDrawknife. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gilbert Boese.Various pumps for draining ships, 1816. Artist: UnknownSet of retro styled dark golden color keysKlagenfurt: Weapon collection of the national museum. .Mobile Exhibit Introduces American Hand Tools to European Public. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and PersonnelOld drawing tools in a box on a green backgroundDetail picture of rails in rail.Neolithic Period. Temple Period (4000 to 2500 BC). Malta. Bone points which were probably used to drill decorative holes. Diverse provenances. National Museum of Archaeology. Valletta. Malta.Retro collection surgical tool set. Forceps, clamps, scissors for surgery - isolated on white background. surgery instruments isolated on whiteTools Sculptor Toorenburgh, working for C.A. Lion Cachet and Mr. Th. G. Dentz van Schaick, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1925 A collection of 78 gushes and chisels, partly stored in two blue and white striped cotton covers. They are from Harry Toorenburgh (1883-1974), sculptor who worked for C.A. Lion Cachet and Mr. Th.G. Dentz van Schaick. Toorenburgh worked in America from 1912-1933. iron (metal). wood (plant material). cotton (textile) A collection of 78 gushes and chisels, partly stored in two blue and white striped cotton covers. They are from Harry Toorenburgh (1883-1974), sculptor who worked for C.A. Lion Cachet and Mr. Th.G. Dentz van Schaick. Toorenburgh worked in America from 1912-1933. iron (metal). wood (plant material). cotton (textile)Dirty set of hand old rusty tools. Equipment for locksmith and metalworking shopOld key and bookCase, Shark skin, silver, Shagreen case for two implements, silver cap and top mount with curved borders., Amsterdam, Netherlands, ca. 1700, cutlery, Decorative Arts, CaseCrude Products: Bolts and Handicrafts - New York. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryCollection of Wampanoag tools made from stone and hard wood such as a stone ax, war club and adze3 bronze sickles, Buckinghamshire, London and Ireland, c1100BC-700 BC. Artist: Unknown.Old weathered grunge hammer, adze and rusty nails closeup on plywood surfaceArctic Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Iqaluit (aka Frobisher Bay). Nunavut's Legislative Assembly Building. Native tools.Clock ornament French 18th century View more. Clock ornament. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeAntique tracheotomy, tracheostomy instruments in box showing tracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes for treating severe airway obstructionBamboo. Passepartout for painting bamboo. Note: See AK-MAK-97-B.Sectional view of a puddling furnace (3), hard rollers (5,6) and various small foundry tools. Dated 19th centurymetal pipe, Luzon mountain range, 19th century, Anthropology National Museum, Madrid, Spain.Collection of different old keys closeup on white background. Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Anthropology.Ceramic of the Northern Cultures.Kingdom of Denmark, Faroe Islands. Island of Streymoy, capitalof Torshavn, National Museum of the Faroe Islands. Horn spoons.ClovesBarley grains shapes, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853.Spears of the Franks, 168,169, crossbow 170, arrow 171, flails or chain maces 172-174, hatchet 175, and Morgenstern (morning star) or spiked club 176. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages, Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810.China, Yunnan, Kunming. Scales for weighing out medicines at Fu Lin Tang, the Old Pharmacy, which dates back to 1857, Kunming.Diamondworks: a selection of mallets, vices, pincers, chisels, and gimlets. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.Surgical instruments in tray in washing room before sterilizationClose up of a shearing hook on a straw thatched roof.Vase handle French 18th century View more. Vase handle. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt Bronze Various tools used in the cartwright's trade, including a mallet, a hatchet, a file, a plane and a set square. Date: 1875Helm aus damaszertem Stahl; Helm aus Stahl; Helm aus Stahl mit Kettenbehang.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture CollectionCased Six-Barreled Revolving Percussion Pistol ("Pepperbox") 1842-47 Ethan Allen American Invented by the gunmaker Ethan Allen, the pepperbox was the most popular multishot firearm in America and Europe prior to the introduction of Samuel Colt's revolver.. Cased Six-Barreled Revolving Percussion Pistol ("Pepperbox"). American, Norwich, Connecticut. 1842-47. Steel, gold, silver, ivory, wood (rosewood), velvet. Norwich, Connecticut. Firearms-Pistols-PercussionInkwells ,. Messenger CollectionAncient Tibet: Hand-held prayer-wheel; carved bone, Tibetan silver, coral and turquoise.Crude Products: Bolts and Handicraft - Arkansas. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistorySounding Lead. An elongated four-plane buoy, by invention of A. Pécoul. This large buoy, furnished as a depth, has a wheel and recoil spring on the long point, which prevents the rope from falling back. The rope must be supplied with a lead, and as soon as the weight of the rope is because the lead touches the bottom, the recoil spring clamps the rope.Bronze Axe, Bronze Age, Yorkshire, c1800BC-1600 BC. Artist: Unknown.Box of Perry Pen Nibs. Manufacturer: Josiah Mason. Card box with lid, pen nib mounted on top with gold foil surround containing 50 pen nibsPrehistory: Romania - Bronze Age. Gold daggers 19 and 22 centimetres longSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Letter Rack. Trompe-l'oeil, Sommar, Hindric Sebastian (1702-1790)Shoemaker's tools, Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria, EuropeUSA, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Whaling Museum. Ivory whale bone scrimshaw whalers and sailors hand tools, c. 1840's. (Large format sizes available)Illustration of a set of doodle hand drawn banners, flags, parchment scroll,seal, certificates and ribbons. Banners, Flags and ribbons SetCarving Set: Knife andFork. Maker: Paul Storr, British, 1771-1844Detail of arrow heads hand forged by a blacksmith displayed on a table at the 2009 Celtic Festival in Leesburg, VAChisel two bevels, vintage engraving. Chisel two bevels, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673926Grafting knife and raphia in a garden Tools used in butchery, including a mallet, a chopper, an axe, and various knives and cleavers. Date: 1875Bit. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 34.3 x 23.5 cm (13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/4" long; 5 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dana Bartlett.Engraving showing a variety of torture instruments, displayed in the museum of the Tower of London, 1883. The items shown are (left to right) a model of a rack, a thumbscrew, bilboes, sinking chains, a scavenger's daughter, an iron collar, the block, axe and executioner's mask and a poleaxe. Date: 29 December 1883England, London, Slave Trade ShacklesFLAUTA DE PORCELANA 1760. Location: METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. NEW YORK CITY.