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Woodworker's tool chest: automotive tools

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Item’s are ‘child’ level descriptions to ‘parent’ objects, (e.g. one page of a whole book).

  • These automotive tools were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup.The metal, spatula-shaped artifact is a tire iron used in the removal of an automobile tire from the wheel. The other artifact is a valve spring compressor used to manually remove or replace valves and valve springs on cars. It is stamped "Made in USA." Stalcup was a skilled carpenter, millwright, and woodworker who worked in and around Waynesville, N.C., Macon County, N.C., and Hiawassee, Ga., circa 1880s-1930. The chest contains a variety of woodworking tools typically used by craftsmen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Object’s are ‘parent’ level descriptions to ‘children’ items, (e.g. a book with pages).

  • These automotive tools were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup.The metal, spatula-shaped artifact is a tire iron used in the removal of an automobile tire from the wheel. The other artifact is a valve spring compressor used to manually remove or replace valves and valve springs on cars. It is stamped "Made in USA." Stalcup was a skilled carpenter, millwright, and woodworker who worked in and around Waynesville, N.C., Macon County, N.C., and Hiawassee, Ga., circa 1880s-1930. The chest contains a variety of woodworking tools typically used by craftsmen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.