Check Out This Cool Nineteenth Century Multi Tool

Redditor /u/special_evan shares a photo of a multi tool quite unlike the Leatherman PST in your pocket. It's labeled with the words Underwood and Haymarket. Underwood was a metalworker who operated from a shop on Haymarket Street in London. This tool is allegedly made specifically for fishermen and sailors. /u/Nathan51530 identifies the tools from left to right as:

  • A hook used to untie knots.
  • A scoop for measuring medication.
  • A screw starter.
  • A different screw starter.
  • A corkscrew.
  • A toothpick or possibly an awl.
  • A saw blade.
  • A flathead screwdriver.
  • A pick.
  • A hook to snag fishing lines.

Of course, from those times to now, tools can be used for different purposes. /u/Big_Message_1110 jokes that, "Every tool is a hammer, unless it's a screwdriver. then it's a chisel."

-via Birch Brother


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I am good with the majority of the descriptions, but disagree on a few. #3 could be a drill. No one would use #6 as a toothpick more than once. The attached image from another site shows that #9 is an awl as it shows the cutting edge. Because of the polished edge, I am guessing that #2 is a gouge.

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I don't know what's creepier. The thought that UFOs are zipping around over our heads or that the UFOs are actually balls of fire! Maybe both!? :o
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@S-r-ex-
As with everything else NASA puts out, the vid will probably be an artist's animation instead (complete with non-realistic colors). Even when they have actual footage (and stills) NASA loves to do wild illustrations and animations in spectacular colors, because the public loves it and in turn tells Congress to keep funding them on future projects.
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id really like to see a vid,i mean wat other reason is there to show a still shot?(i say still shoot cuz there doesnt seem to be enough light to take a pic.unless they brought a kodak in there.:p)
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