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Ore pick
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).
Oyster knife
You can find more technical information about the oyster knife on this page in dutch. [MOT]
Needle threader
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/needle-threader?lang=nl>
One arm man knife
The text on the one arm man knife (1) can only be consulted in Dutch. [MOT] (1) BARLOW: 159.
Oyster fork
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]
Onion handle
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/onion-handle?lang=nl>
Oar
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/oar?lang=nl>
Onion fork
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/onion-fork?lang=nl>
Palette knife
The palette knife is a spatula or trowel-shaped tool (approx. 15-20 cm long) with a flexible blade along its entire length that the painter uses to mix dyes on the palette and to apply paint to the canvas (1). The spatula-shaped ones can be made of metal, wood or plastic and are also used to scrape off wet paint with the side of the blade without damaging the canvas. The trowel-shaped ones have a metal blade whose shape and size (approx. 3-12 cm long; approx. 3-4 cm wide) vary greatly: it can be triangular, diamond-shaped, oval or rectangular - with or without rounded corners - attached to a straight handle. The latter are mainly used to apply small dots or wide stripes of paint to the canvas. The palette knife with narrow, rectangular blade is also available as a pocket knife. Then it is a useful tool for testing colors. The house painter also uses a larger spatula-shaped tempering knife, the blade of which is about 15-30 cm long, to mix paint. [MOT] (1) With the advantage that new layers...
Pair of outside callipers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/pair-of-outside-callipers?lang=nl>