A Smith's Hand Vise and Shears.
Among the tools found in the forge were a smith's hand vise (top), used
to hold small objects that were being shaped, and a shears used to cut hot
metal. The shorter arm on the shears was meant to fit into a hole in the
anvil so it could be operated with one hand.
Reproduced by permission of the Colony of Avalon Foundation,
Ferryland, Newfoundland, © 2001.
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