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> On Oct 23, 11:59 am, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "john d hamilton" > wrote:
> >
> > > Helping to clear out an old garden shed in London u.k., we found this
> > > cleaver.
> >
> > > Its pretty ancient probably from about 1910 or so.
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > > photo on tinypic website:
> > >http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=33y5a9u&s=4
> >
> > Looks like a kitchen cleaver to me... That hole in the end of the blade
> > is for hanging it from kitchen hooks.
>
> Actually it's for hanging on the sign over the chisels that reads
> "These are not screwdrivers."

<lol>

Been there, done that.
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