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Object:Woodworking chisels, 1926


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Above: 3/4 inch bevel edged paring chisel with a London octagonal box handle made by Chas Nurse and Co. and below: a 7/16" (12 mm) sash mortice chisel with a best carver pattern handle of the 'John Bull' brand by Hearnshaw Brothers.
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