Universal tool. Nuremberg, from 1560 to 1570.Iron, partially blackened. Box length 15.8 cm Width 3.8
Universal tool. Nuremberg, from 1560 to 1570.Iron, partially blackened. Box length 15.8 cm Width 3.85 cm Height 3.6 cm Weight 926 g |The ornamented with the figure of Fortuna iron box with sliding lids and a false floor contains fourteen anchored small tools, on the one hand, three rasps, a pointed Winder, a jig saw, a knife and a detour, on the other a key, four files, a square spade and a gimlet. The universal instrument is in its way a forerunner of today’s popular pocket knife. -- source link
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