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The stapler's tools

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
The person stapling works with a bowl of staples to hand, a sharp chisel to cut the recesses for the staples, and a hammer to drive the chisel and the staples. The steel punch used to bend and drive the staples home is not shown.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-21

Unique ID

2022SG04-B03-0183

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    Keywords

    boatbuildingchhotstaplefasteningschisel

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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