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Sugar sprinkle spoon
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sugar-sprinkle-spoon?lang=nl>
Sugar tongs
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sugar-tongs?lang=nl>
Swage pliers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/swage-pliers?lang=nl>
Swarm catcher bag
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/swarm-catcher-bag?lang=nl>
Swatter
The swatter is made of a ponytail tied to a 20-30 cm stem. With this tool, the flies are chased away when shoeing or caring for nervous horses. The tool can be distinguished from the fly swatter that kills the flies. [MOT]
Sweat scraper
Hand tool with which the moisture from strongly sweaty horses can be removed, just like with the shedding blade. It has an elongated (approx. 20 by 5 cm) metal blade, which is curved lengthwise and attached at right angles to a straight stem. A rubber band is also attached to the top, which protrudes from one long side (approx. 1 cm). To be distinguished from the wiper. [MOT]
Syringer for flowers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/syringer-for-flowers?lang=nl>
Table crumb brush
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/table-crumb-brush?lang=nl>
Table crumb sweeper
With a table crumb sweeper you can easily wipe crumbs from fabric tablecloths. It consists of a roller brush in a plastic or metal frame, with or without handle. When sweeping the crumbs with the brush, they are picked up and end up in a receptacle located in the frame. See also the carpet sweeper, crumb scraper and table crumb brush. [MOT]
Table knife
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/table-knife?lang=nl>
Tack lifter
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tack-lifter?lang=nl>
Tailor's scissors
Tailor's scissors are large (approx. 25-40 cm) scissors, completely made of metal or with plastic-covered arms. The arms bent upwards so that it can remain flat while cutting the fabric. [MOT]
Tamping pick
The railway worker uses this pickaxe to put fine (e.g. gravel) and coarse ballast under the rails. The iron ends in a point and the other end is T-shaped. [MOT]
Tap borer
The tap borer is a drill (approx. 10-15 cm long) with a half cone blade and a T-handle and resembles a very small hub reamer. The plumber uses this hand tool to enlarge holes in lead pipes or to remove burrs and uneven edges. [MOT]
Tap reseater
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tap-reseater?lang=nl>
Tasting knife
A tasting knife is a light (approx. 50 g) long (approx. 25 cm) and narrow (approx. 1 cm) pocket knife that is used to taste sausages and other fine meats at fairs, etc. (1). The blade is often partially serrated to easily cut the sausage. [MOT] (1) According to SARGENT: 18, the knife would be used to test melon or citrus fruits.
Tea ball
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tea-ball?lang=nl>
Tea strainer
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tea-strainer?lang=nl>
Tea tongs
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tea-tongs?lang=nl>
Test tube brush
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/test-tube-brush?lang=nl>
Test tube holder
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/test-tube-holder?lang=nl>
Thatcher's darning wood
The proper English name for this wooden tool to repair the reed bundles in a roof is still unknown. This text can only be consulted in Dutch.See also the thatcher's legget. [MOT]
Thatcher's gutter
Proper English name unknown. This tool is used in combination with a straight thatching needle. This text can only be consulted in Dutch
Thatcher's hook
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/halmenhaak?lang=nl>
Thatcher's needle, round
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/thatcher-s-needle-round?lang=nl>
Thatcher's needle, straight
This text can only be consulted in Dutch.This tool is always used in combination with a 'thatcher's gutter', a tool of which the proper name is yet unknown.See also the round thatcher's needle. [MOT]
Thatching knife
This thatcher's knife is a large knife (approx. 50 cm long) with a rounded edge that resembles the fish chopping knife but with a firmer blade. It is used by the roofer to trim reed or straw and he can occasionally use it to cut the twine of the reed bundles or the ribbon straw of the sheaves, similar to the sheaf-knife. [MOT]
Thinning scissors
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1019?lang=nl>
Thistle spud
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/thistle-spud?lang=nl>
Thorn-hedge shears
Thorn-hedge shears are used to prune thorny shrubs and to cut branches that are too thick for the pruning shears (up to approx. 2,5-3 cm) The osier worker sometimes uses shears with bent arms to reduce the need to bend down to cut close to the ground. See also hedge shears. More technical information on the dutch version of this page. [MOT]
Three-eyed gimlet/Four-eyed gimlet (Japanese)
The text on the Japanese three-eyed and four-eyed gimlet can only be consulted in dutch.
Thrush poaching tool
This poaching tool was used in some regions in Belgium and France to catch thrushes or catbirds by cutting the bark of a tree to stretch a bow. The catbirds are attracted with berries. The equivalent English name of this tool is unknown. More technical information on this page in dutch. [MOT]
Ticket punch
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ticket-punch?lang=nl>
Tie press
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tie-press?lang=nl>
Tie tongs
Railway workers can easily move railroad ties or sleepers with these carrying tongs. The jaws are adapted to the load as there are carrying tongs for road curbs, crucibles, railroad tracks, etc. The arms move away from each other so that they automatically clamp when the tool is lifted. These tongs are one of the few tongs that are handled by two people. See also the two handled lifting tongs of a lumberman. [MOT]
Tie wire twister
The tie wire twister is primarily used, among others by the farmer and the miller, to close (large) bags with a thin (approx. 1 mm) iron wire that is provided with a loop at both ends where the hook-shaped end of the twister is picked up. By pulling the (spring back) handle over the screw thread, the binding wire is twisted together. The steel bender also uses this tool to bind the reinforcing bars - eg floor slabs - together into a net. A wire is tied around every intersection. The thatcher use the bag binder when tying the reeds to the band rods with iron wire (1).See also the wire twisting pliers. [MOT] (1) They used to tie a knot in a toe (TREFOIS 1942: 188).
Tile chipping pincers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/291?lang=nl>
Tile cutter pliers
The tiler breaks tiles to size with these tile cutting pliers. First, you draw a straight line where you want to break off the tile and then you cut the glaze layer with a tile cutter. Finally, hold the tile on the line with the pliers and squeeze the pliers closed. The tile breaks off exactly at that place. The jaws are adapted to the purpose: the lower jaw is narrow and exerts a lot of pressure in one place to break the tile. The upper jaw is wide and winged and stops the tile. The wings are slightly bent so that the pressure is further increased. There is also a wheel on the lower jaw to roll a little further each time when the tile is broken. See also these tongs for roof tiles and marble pincers. [MOT]
Tile mould
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tile-mould?lang=nl>
Tile scriber
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/370?lang=nl>
Timber girthing sword
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/timber-girthing-sword?lang=nl>
Timber scribe
The timber scribe is used to mark trees to be felled by cutting a strip of bark, also to indicate - when unloading a ship - the number of beams of a raft (1). The timber scribe has a metal blade with a U-shaped end and a wooden or horn handle of 10-15 cm. One side of the U is sharp (cf. clog maker's scribe, beam scribe, rubber tapping knife). Some timber scribes have a foldable blade and some sort of plate to protect the hand. See also the hoof cleaning knife. [MOT] (1) JANSEN: 117.
Timber tongs (1 handled) / lifting tongs (2 handled)
The lifting tongs are a hand tool for carrying or towing relatively light tree trunks, telephone poles, etc. The lifting tongs for two men consists of two metal hooks that are hinged to each other and are attached to the center of a wooden stick (approx. 100-150 cm). Often the hooks can also rotate. The stick is grasped by two men walking on either side of the trunk. Due to the weight, the points stick into the wood. The pole should be about one meter longer than the center line of the trunks to prevent the legs of the porters from rubbing against it. The timber tongs for one man are a small tool (approx. 30 cm) with a number of interacting levers between handle and hooks (approx. 10 cm). It is operated by one man and is used to carry relatively short pieces. The tool can be distinguished from the tie tongs for rails and the wood hook. [MOT]
Toasting fork
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/toasting-fork?lang=nl>
Tobacco knife
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tobacco-knife?lang=nl>
Tobacco needle
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
Toby key
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/toby-key?lang=nl>
Toby key for Vignoles rail
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/toby-key-for-vignoles-rail?lang=nl>
Toe knife
The toe knife is usually a full metal blade without handle, with a long straight cut (between 15 and 35 cm); there is also a model with handle and a short (approx. 7 cm) active part. The back of the toe knife is wide (5 mm), so that the farrier can hit it with his shoeing hammer. With the knife, the excess horn is cut away from the horse's hoof. Thus, the hoof is prepared for attaching a horseshoe. As for shape, confusion is possible with a mason's tool to cut bricks to size. See also horse rasp. [MOT]
Tolliker
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tolliker?lang=nl>