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    <title>Tools</title>
    <description>Antique tools, photos and discusion</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>help to I.D. sharpening stone,what would you call it</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-to-i-d-sharpening-stone-what-would-you-call-it.92750/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (savwillsell09)</author>
      <dc:creator>savwillsell09</dc:creator>
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      <slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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      <title>Brass No5 lighter</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/brass-no5-lighter.92454/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/brass-no5-lighter.92454/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (charlie cheswick)</author>
      <dc:creator>charlie cheswick</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[hi folks<br />
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found this in our local shoppo yesterwent.<br />
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looks in a trench style, but appears not...<br />
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      <slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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      <title>Need Help w/Dating a Mexican Reata (Cowboy's Rope)</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/need-help-w-dating-a-mexican-reata-cowboys-rope.92912/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/need-help-w-dating-a-mexican-reata-cowboys-rope.92912/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Jim Goodykoontz)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jim Goodykoontz</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[hi everyone.  i purchased this at a local antique faire this past weekend.  i&#039;ve been googling...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/need-help-w-dating-a-mexican-reata-cowboys-rope.92912/" class="internalLink">Need Help w/Dating a Mexican Reata (Cowboy&#039;s Rope)</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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      <title>Thermometer - Information wanted</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/thermometer-information-wanted.92812/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/thermometer-information-wanted.92812/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Matello)</author>
      <dc:creator>Matello</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi,<br />
I have come across an old thermometer when clearing out my father&#039;s house.<br />
On the glass tube...<br />
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      <slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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      <title>Cutter and Metal Restoration Qs</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/cutter-and-metal-restoration-qs.92586/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/cutter-and-metal-restoration-qs.92586/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Potteryplease)</author>
      <dc:creator>Potteryplease</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Online this is variously described as a cheese cutter and a vegetable chopper. Which is it?...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/cutter-and-metal-restoration-qs.92586/" class="internalLink">Cutter and Metal Restoration Qs</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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      <title>Cool hammer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/cool-hammer.92372/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/cool-hammer.92372/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Potteryplease)</author>
      <dc:creator>Potteryplease</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Any and all comments about this shiny $3 hammer will be greatly appreciated. <br />
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Just under 12&quot;...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/cool-hammer.92372/" class="internalLink">Cool hammer</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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      <title>Not Your Grandmother's Can-Opener</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/not-your-grandmothers-can-opener.92056/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/not-your-grandmothers-can-opener.92056/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (wlwhittier)</author>
      <dc:creator>wlwhittier</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[~613 grams of wood an&#039; steel; the shaft is a ~5/8&quot; chamfered octagonal; the blade is ~1/4&quot;...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/not-your-grandmothers-can-opener.92056/" class="internalLink">Not Your Grandmother&#039;s Can-Opener</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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      <title>Hand-Forged Nail Puller From a File</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/hand-forged-nail-puller-from-a-file.92047/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/hand-forged-nail-puller-from-a-file.92047/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (wlwhittier)</author>
      <dc:creator>wlwhittier</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A case could be made for this to be more appropriately shown in Metalwork. Decisions about such...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/hand-forged-nail-puller-from-a-file.92047/" class="internalLink">Hand-Forged Nail Puller From a File</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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      <title>Hand-Forged Miner's/Prospector's? Pick, Straight Oval Eye</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 03:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/hand-forged-miners-prospectors-pick-straight-oval-eye.91976/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/hand-forged-miners-prospectors-pick-straight-oval-eye.91976/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (wlwhittier)</author>
      <dc:creator>wlwhittier</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#039;s ~9&quot; long, ~1&quot; square, with the blade 4&quot; long by ~1 3/4&quot; wide; the eye is ~1 1/16&quot; by...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/hand-forged-miners-prospectors-pick-straight-oval-eye.91976/" class="internalLink">Hand-Forged Miner&#039;s/Prospector&#039;s? Pick, Straight Oval Eye</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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      <title>Older Forged Pole-End Tool, Unmarked; What Is Its Purpose?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/older-forged-pole-end-tool-unmarked-what-is-its-purpose.91968/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/older-forged-pole-end-tool-unmarked-what-is-its-purpose.91968/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (wlwhittier)</author>
      <dc:creator>wlwhittier</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is 9 3/4&quot; long; the triangular blade is ~2 5/8&quot; wide, ~2 3/4&quot; deep, ~5/16&quot; thick at its...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/older-forged-pole-end-tool-unmarked-what-is-its-purpose.91968/" class="internalLink">Older Forged Pole-End Tool, Unmarked; What Is Its Purpose?</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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      <title>ALBRECHT - SONVE CO.</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/albrecht-sonve-co.91901/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/albrecht-sonve-co.91901/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Woachie)</author>
      <dc:creator>Woachie</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This tool is stamped:<br />
ALBRECHT - SONVE CO.<br />
MAPLETON&#039;S RELIABLE OUTFITTERS.<br />
It is just under 7&quot;...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/albrecht-sonve-co.91901/" class="internalLink">ALBRECHT - SONVE CO.</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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      <title>Digging stick- stone weight?</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/digging-stick-stone-weight.91523/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/digging-stick-stone-weight.91523/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Boland)</author>
      <dc:creator>Boland</dc:creator>
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      <title>Blacksmith? Wrought-Iron Brad Puller</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/blacksmith-wrought-iron-brad-puller.91225/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/blacksmith-wrought-iron-brad-puller.91225/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (wlwhittier)</author>
      <dc:creator>wlwhittier</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This tool is ~7 1/4&quot; long, of 5/16&quot; wire stock; the business end is almost 3/4&quot; wide, weight is...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/blacksmith-wrought-iron-brad-puller.91225/" class="internalLink">Blacksmith? Wrought-Iron Brad Puller</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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      <title>Giant Antique Clamp or Plane? Furniture Making or?</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/giant-antique-clamp-or-plane-furniture-making-or.91168/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/giant-antique-clamp-or-plane-furniture-making-or.91168/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Anthony Cultreri)</author>
      <dc:creator>Anthony Cultreri</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi, and thank you for your time. This large tool measures approximately 22” in length and weighs...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/giant-antique-clamp-or-plane-furniture-making-or.91168/" class="internalLink">Giant Antique Clamp or Plane? Furniture Making or?</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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      <title>Jeweler's or Glass-Blower's Bench Twin-Burner, I Think</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/jewelers-or-glass-blowers-bench-twin-burner-i-think.90889/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/jewelers-or-glass-blowers-bench-twin-burner-i-think.90889/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (wlwhittier)</author>
      <dc:creator>wlwhittier</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#039;s 7&quot; across the Y-burners, almost 12&quot; tall; the cast-iron base is 4 1/4&quot; diameter. One of the...<br />
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<a href="http://www.antiquers.com/threads/jewelers-or-glass-blowers-bench-twin-burner-i-think.90889/" class="internalLink">Jeweler&#039;s or Glass-Blower&#039;s Bench Twin-Burner, I Think</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Vintage/Antique Safety Razors</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 01:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/vintage-antique-safety-razors.88611/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/vintage-antique-safety-razors.88611/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Marote)</author>
      <dc:creator>Marote</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[These came in today <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" /><br />
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From one seller, I bought this Apollo razor<br />


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      <title>Curler / Zester / Grater / ?</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 16:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/curler-zester-grater.90864/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/curler-zester-grater.90864/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Marote)</author>
      <dc:creator>Marote</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bought this a week ago.<br />


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Seller said...<br />
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      <title>Seek to ID Antique Victorian? Scissors</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/seek-to-id-antique-victorian-scissors.90880/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/seek-to-id-antique-victorian-scissors.90880/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Elle Emsey)</author>
      <dc:creator>Elle Emsey</dc:creator>
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 These sheathed scissors came from my Norwegian great-grandmother...<br />
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      <title>Help ID this tin plate.</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-id-this-tin-plate.35233/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-id-this-tin-plate.35233/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Jacob Los)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jacob Los</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello all, while cleaning up my storage I found this big tin plate which has 1848 on it. I did...<br />
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      <title>Anyone know what these are?</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/anyone-know-what-these-are.88982/</link>
      <guid>http://www.antiquers.com/threads/anyone-know-what-these-are.88982/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Danijela Pope)</author>
      <dc:creator>Danijela Pope</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, want to know what these two baton looking things are. They substantial in weight, brass,...<br />
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