Implement Collection (page 4)

Harvesting knife (hu), Qijia Culture, c. 2500-2000 BC (jade)
FSG325201 Harvesting knife (hu), Qijia Culture, c.2500-2000 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Neolithic Period (c.7000-1700 BC); 35.9x8.9x0.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Collection of penholders, early 20th century (ivory, mother of pearl & wood)
CHT225278 Collection of penholders, early 20th century (ivory, mother of pearl & wood) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope, New Kingdom, c. 1427-1401 BC (boxwood)
490748 Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope, New Kingdom, c.1427-1401 BC (boxwood) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 21x3.6x2.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Case with Grooming Implements (Etui), c. 1750 (gold, agate, diamonds
500384 Case with Grooming Implements (Etui), c.1750 (gold, agate, diamonds, interior fitted with implements) by English School, (18th century); l:11.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Lime Spatulas, Papua New Guinea (wood)
HSC206665 Lime Spatulas, Papua New Guinea (wood) by Oceanic; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; out of copyright

Pen case, from Tomb 75, Beni Hasan, Middle Kingdom, c. 2060-1786 BC (wood
AMQ107879 Pen case, from Tomb 75, Beni Hasan, Middle Kingdom, c.2060-1786 BC (wood) (see also 107034) by Egyptian, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Illustration from Tractatus de Homine by Rene Descartes, 1664 (litho)
LSE2648335 Illustration from Tractatus de Homine by Rene Descartes, 1664 (litho) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; Photo eLeonard de Selva; French, out of copyright

Quarry group in plaster set up on the Piny Branch site (b / w photo)
980384 Quarry group in plaster set up on the Piny Branch site (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Newey, manufacturer of metallic pens, trade card (engraving)
731607 Thomas Newey, manufacturer of metallic pens, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Newey, metallic pen and penholder manufacturer)

A joiners shop (oak) (recto of 701107)
701106 A joiners shop (oak) (recto of 701107) by Tijzer, E. (17th century); David Russell Collection; (add.info.: The man on the left is seemingly working with a jointing plane while the man)

Coopers croze planes, dated 1735, 1842 and early to mid-19th century
701103 Coopers croze planes, dated 1735, 1842 and early to mid-19th century (service tree wood & metal) (see also 701102) by German School; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: L to R)

Ratchet brace (ebony, walnut, brass & gunmetal)
701080 Ratchet brace (ebony, walnut, brass & gunmetal) by McKelvie, Charles (19th Century); length: 39.4 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: According to the inscription on the arm)

Breast drill, before 17th century (fruitwood, brass & iron)
701078 Breast drill, before 17th century (fruitwood, brass & iron) by German School; length: 60.3 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info)

Handled auger, c. 1600 (pearwood) (see also 701075-7)
701076 Handled auger, c.1600 (pearwood) (see also 701075-7) by German School, (17th century); David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Probably made in Nuremberg)

Handled auger, c. 1600 (pearwood) (see also 701076-7)
701075 Handled auger, c.1600 (pearwood) (see also 701076-7) by German School, (17th century); David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Probably made in Nuremberg)

Conical spoon auger or reamer, 16th or 17th century (ash, steel & iron)
701072 Conical spoon auger or reamer, 16th or 17th century (ash, steel & iron) by French School; length: 59.7 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info)

Twin-horn anvil, 1787 (cast iron)
701066 Twin-horn anvil, 1787 (cast iron) by French School, (18th century); 34.3x54.6 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Weight: 167 lb)

Arrowheads found on Tel Masada (wood & metal)
BLP398247 Arrowheads found on Tel Masada (wood & metal) by Roman; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tel Masada is the site of ancient palaces)

A hoard of ornaments and implements, from Fresn-la-Mere, France
AMQ419849 A hoard of ornaments and implements, from Fresn-la-Mere, France, Bronze Age (gold and bronze) (see also 121148) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Bronze Mount from a Shawabty Bundle : Arm with Scribes Palette
490721 Bronze Mount from a Shawabty Bundle : Arm with Scribes Palette, Late 18th to 19th Dynasty, c.1336-1256 BC (bronze) by Egyptian, New Kingdom (c.1567-1085 BC); 4.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art

Combined wheel-lock spanner and powder measure, c. 1625-50 (steel)
490914 Combined wheel-lock spanner and powder measure, c.1625-50 (steel) by German School, (17th century); 16.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L

Forked chisel (zhang), Qijia Culture, c. 2500-2000 BC (jade (nephrite))
FSG325243 Forked chisel (zhang), Qijia Culture, c.2500-2000 BC (jade (nephrite)) by Chinese School, Neolithic Period (c.7000-1700 BC); 29x5.4x0.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Harvesting knife (hu), Qijia Culture, c. 2500-2000 BC (jade)
FSG325205 Harvesting knife (hu), Qijia Culture, c.2500-2000 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Neolithic Period (c.7000-1700 BC); 29.6x7.5x0.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Dagger, Halstatt Culture, c. 750-450 BC (iron)
XIR222494 Dagger, Halstatt Culture, c.750-450 BC (iron) by Iron Age; Musee des Antiquites Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France; out of copyright

Bronze Age Implements, illustration from The Outline of History by H. G
KW270822 Bronze Age Implements, illustration from The Outline of History by H.G. Wells, Volume I, published in 1920 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; English

Sickle blade, 2nd millennium BC (bronze)
HSC270527 Sickle blade, 2nd millennium BC (bronze) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); length: 24.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; out of copyright

Acheulian hand axe, c. 200 000 BC (flint)
ANC276577 Acheulian hand axe, c.200 000 BC (flint) by Prehistoric; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oluvaii Gorge, Tanzania; ); eMary Jelliffe; out of copyright

Showing the probable way in which the Early Flint Weapons were used (engraving)
970852 Showing the probable way in which the Early Flint Weapons were used (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Surgical instruments used by Doctor Antommarchi for the dissection of Emperor Napoleon I
CHT184351 Surgical instruments used by Doctor Antommarchi for the dissection of Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) by French School, (19th century); Musee d Histoire de la Medecine, Paris

Two Peasants sawing and splitting Wood (black chalk on paper)
996361 Two Peasants sawing and splitting Wood (black chalk on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 39.8x27.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French

Farm Buildings at Liscard, Cheshire (engraving)
1096604 Farm Buildings at Liscard, Cheshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farm Buildings at Liscard, Cheshire)

Series of rejects from the South Mountain Rhyolite Quarry (engraving)
980383 Series of rejects from the South Mountain Rhyolite Quarry (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Builders Tools, engraved by Martino Schede (engraving)
810311 Builders Tools, engraved by Martino Schede (engraving) by Rostagni, Francesco (18th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Spoon, reverse, 1903 (silver)
3125583 Spoon, reverse, 1903 (silver) by Baker, Oliver (1856-1939); 19.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; The Modernism Collection

Axe (fu) (jade)
FSG325265 Axe (fu) (jade) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (1766-1050 BC); 14.8x6.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Fragment of dagger axe (ge) late Shang to early Western Zhou dynasty
FSG325262 Fragment of dagger axe (ge) late Shang to early Western Zhou dynasty, 12th-10th century BC (jade) by Chinese School; 11.1x7.5x0.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Forked chisel (zhang) Qijia culture (jade (nephrite))
FSG325233 Forked chisel (zhang) Qijia culture (jade (nephrite)) by Chinese School, Neolithic Period (c.7000-1700 BC); 33.7x4.6x0.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Forked chisel (zhang), Qijia Culture, c. 2500-2000 BC (jade)
FSG325204 Forked chisel (zhang), Qijia Culture, c.2500-2000 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Neolithic Period (c.7000-1700 BC); 38.7x8.1x0.4 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Combined priming flask and wheel-lock spanner, c. 1600-50 (horn with brass & steel mounts)
490937 Combined priming flask and wheel-lock spanner, c.1600-50 (horn with brass & steel mounts) by European School, (17th century); 18.1x5.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Smoothing plane, 1880s (cast iron, brass & rosewood)
701101 Smoothing plane, 1880s (cast iron, brass & rosewood) by English School, (19th century); length: 16.8 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Makers mark: John Munks & Sons, Norfolk Works)

Mitre plane, 1739 (gunmetal, steel & rosewood)
701100 Mitre plane, 1739 (gunmetal, steel & rosewood) by English School, (18th century); length: 17.6 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info)

Three-arm bow plane, c. 1834-39 (beech, boxwood, ebony, rosewood, brass, steel & ivory)
701097 Three-arm bow plane, c.1834-39 (beech, boxwood, ebony, rosewood, brass, steel & ivory) by White, Israel (fl.1834-39); length: 19.7 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info)

Compass and flat-sole rabbet (rebate) planes, late 19th century (boxwood)
701096 Compass and flat-sole rabbet (rebate) planes, late 19th century (boxwood) by English School, (19th century); height of each: 8.9 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: Makers mark: E)

Long plane (wood)
701088 Long plane (wood) by Austrian School, (19th century); length: 63.5 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: The sides are adorned with a gouged leaf)

Coopers reamer and rasp (walnut) (detail of 701074)
701073 Coopers reamer and rasp (walnut) (detail of 701074) by French School, (19th century); David Russell Collection; (add.info)

Plumb bobs (ivory & silver) (see also 701108)
701087 Plumb bobs (ivory & silver) (see also 701108) by European School, (19th century); David Russell Collection; (add.info.: These bobs with unmarked silver points are adorned with piquework)

Conical spoon auger or reamer, 1574 (wrought iron)
701071 Conical spoon auger or reamer, 1574 (wrought iron) by French School, (16th century); length: 85.1 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Legacy of Implements: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time as we explore a diverse array of implements that have shaped our past. From Leon-Maxime Faivre's captivating painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" to the ancient Prehistoric Acheulian hand axe dating back to 600, 000 BC at St. Germain en Laye, these artifacts offer us a window into bygone eras. Traveling through centuries, we encounter Coopers croze planes from 1735 and beyond, witnessing their evolution over time. The primitive Iron Crusie Lamp illuminates our path with its humble yet essential role in early lighting systems. As we journey further, an enchanting SNCF poster transports us to Chamonix, France - a testament to the artistry and allure of travel advertising. Meanwhile, the Quadricycle Hose-Carrier reminds us of innovative transportation solutions that once roamed our streets. Venturing eastward, Japan's Charcoal Dealer beckons with its cultural significance and traditional trade practices. In Germany's Mittenwald district stands Matthias Klotz Monument - paying homage to a renowned violin maker whose craftsmanship echoes through generations. Industrial marvels also emerge from history's depths; R. P. Fisherman & Co. 's oil mill showcases technological advancements in pressing various oil seeds during the late 19th century. Richard Raupach's Brick cutter unveils how clay slabs were meticulously separated for construction purposes during this era. Our exploration culminates with Roman agricultural tools from Spain and Maori Weapons and Implements of War - testaments to human ingenuity across different civilizations throughout time. These implements serve as tangible reminders of our ancestors' resourcefulness and creativity while offering glimpses into their daily lives. Let us cherish these relics as they bridge the gap between past and present, inspiring awe for those who came before us.