| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Pliers | 42216T1 |
| 9 1/4" long, 1 1/4" thick, 2" wide |
| unsigned |
| These pliers have an unusual design with a hook going through a hole inside the jaws. |
| Pliers | 6703T8 |
| 7" long, 1 1/2" wide, 3/4" thick |
| signed "PATENTED MAY 26-17" |
| These elaborate pliers have an unknown function. |
| Pliers | 22411T10 |
| 6" long, 2" wide |
| signed "HUGONIOT-TISSOT" "FRANCE" and "A. F. & Co" |
| These are electrician or linemans' pliers. The British Museum has pliers signed "HUGONIOT- |
| TISSOT" that were made by Lucien Hugoniot-Tissot (French 1850 - 1930). |
| Pliers | 31611T7 |
| 7" long, 1" nippers |
| signed "GARANTIE" |
| This is a pinch plier with a nail remover. Garantie is the French word for guaranteed or |
| Pulley wheel | 41212T4 |
| 7" diameter |
| unsigned |
| This wheel is well-worn and has three screw-holes through it. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Railroad shovel | 101312T3 |
| 36" long, 9 1/2" wide |
| signed "MCRR CAST STEEL" |
| Railroad spike | 13016T1 |
| 6 1/2" long, 1 5/8" x 1 1/4" head |
| unsigned |
| Ratchet screwdriver | 22211T7 |
| 4" long, 1/2" wide body, and 1" long handle |
| signed "PAT. NO." |
| The rest of the mark is not legible. Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| Ratcheting screwdriver | 93011T18 |
| 12" long |
| signed "DECATUR COFFIN CO." "DECATUR, ILLS." "PAT. OCT. 7-1884" |
| The oil hole is marked "OIL". This company operated between 1872 and 1943 making spiral |
| screwdrivers. Christopher H. Olson held the patent (Nelson 1999). |
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