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

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

This text about the walking stick with fork (1) can only be consulted in dutch. (1) Proper name unknown.

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

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

The tailor uses a wheel pricker (approx. 20 cm) to transfer the lines of the pattern to the fabric, the painter to transfer the lines of a stencil. The tool has a toothed wheel (approx. 2 cm in diameter) that sits in a U-shaped bracket at the end of a metal shaft; the shaft sticks with a tang in a wooden handle, sometimes wheels with different teeth can be attached to the bracket. The wheel pricker for fabric is exceptionally foldable: the wheel then disappears into a metal handle. Can be distinguished from the wheel pricker (shoe maker) because the teeth are less sharp and closer together. See also wheel pricker (saddle maker). [MOT]

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

In the past, washing was done by hand. After cooking the laundry, each piece was soaped with finely grated soap (see soap shaver) and rubbed clean. This is only possible with the hands, but one can also use a laundry scrubber and a washboard, i.e. a ribbed board, later a galvanized plate (approx. 40-60 cm long; approx. 30-50 cm wide). See also the laundry beater. [MOT]

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

This text on the washing paddle can only be consulted in Dutch.