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Notching knife of a wood engraver.

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/orange-peeler?lang=nl>

The ore pick (1) is a hand tool used by dockworkers when unloading a ship's hold or moving bulk cargo such as ores. Compared to various picks, the metal is remarkably long (approx. 60-95 cm) in relation to the wooden handle (approx. 60-75 cm), which is almost at right angles connected in an eye. The pick narrows to a point, which is hammered into the ore to break it free for further scooping. [MOT] (1) The proper name in English is yet unknown. The tool was certainly used by dockers in the port of Antwerp (EECKELAERT: 417).

You can find more technical information about the oyster knife on this page in dutch. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/needle-threader?lang=nl>

The text on the one arm man knife (1) can only be consulted in Dutch. [MOT] (1) BARLOW: 159.

Small (approx. 12-13 cm long) fork with three sharp, short (approx. 2-3 cm) teeth with which one can remove oysters from their shells. The teeth are straight or slightly bent inward; usually one tooth has a cut on the outside to cut the oyster loose. The oyster fork can also be provided with a knife at the other end. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/onion-handle?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/oar?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/onion-fork?lang=nl>