Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.117
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Tweezers
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Tweezers
Metal tweezers. One end is a round flat ball that the two arms of the tweezers reach out of. They are straight until the last 1.5 inches, these bell out and come to a point at the very end.
Metal tweezers. One end is a round flat ball that the two arms of the tweezers reach out of. They are straight until the last 1.5 inches, these bell out and come to a point at the very end.
Notes:
It was bent and banged up because it was used to hold the lead buttom while a hammer was used to form the lead into a cube.
Used for pulling lead buttons out of button molds. Then the button was placed on an anvil, the slag was pounded off and the lead button was shaped into a cube.
Used for pulling lead buttons out of button molds. Then the button was placed on an anvil, the slag was pounded off and the lead button was shaped into a cube.
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2007.22.117
2007.22.117