On Oct 23, 2:09�pm, wrote:
> On Oct 23, 11:59 am, Omelet > wrote:
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> > �"john d hamilton" > wrote:
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> > > Helping to clear out an old garden shed in London u.k., we found this
> > > cleaver.
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> > > Its pretty ancient probably from about 1910 or so.
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> > > Some think it's a woodworking tool or similar, and others think its a
> > > butchers cleaver, although some think not, because butchers cleavers are
> > > usually much bigger and you can see from the photo it's really quite small.
> > > it also has the number 6 stamped on the blade. � anyone any idea what its
> > > original purpose was likely to be? � thanks.
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> > > photo on tinypic website:
> > >http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=33y5a9u&s=4
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> > Looks like a kitchen cleaver to me... �That hole in the end of the blade
> > is for hanging it from kitchen hooks.
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> Actually it's for hanging on the sign over the chisels that reads
> "These are not screwdrivers."

Actually it's for hanging up your ass on a rusty nail!

Ahahahahahahahaha. . . .