Video Demonstrations of Early American Tools

Brief videos that show how these tools were used

	Hand Cards a tool used to prepare wool for spinning (file size: 1.6 MB) High resolution version available. (file size: 4.6 MB)
	Screw Auger a tool used to drill large holes in wood (file size: 983 KB) High resolution version available. (file size: 3.1 MB)
	Broad Axe and Adze tools used to prepare timber for construction (file size: 1.3 MB) High resolution version available. (file size: 4.6MB)
	Brace and Bit a tool used to drill small holes in wood (file size: 1.3 MB) High resolution version available. (file size: 4.8 MB)
	Great Wheel a tool used to spin wool into yarn (file size: 2.1 MB) High resolution version available. (file size: 7.1 MB)
	Niddy Noddy a tool used to measure and wrap yarn for storage (file size: 1.9 MB) High resolution version available. (file size: 6.9 MB)
	Plane a tool used to shape and smooth wood (file size: 1.6 MB) High resolution version available. (file size:5.5 MB)
	Splitting Froe a tool used to split wood. (file size: 803 KB) High resolution version available. (file size: 2.7 MB)
	Tape Loom a tool used to weave narrow strips of cloth called "tape." (file size: 2.9 MB) High resolution version available. (file size: 9.8 MB)
	Flintlock Musket a rifle from the 17th century and used in the Revolutionary War (file size: 3.7 MB) High resolution version available. (file size:10 MB)
	Percussion Musket a rifle invented in the 19th century and used during the Civil War (file size: 2.8 MB) High resolution version available. (file size: 6.9 MB)
	Draw Knife and Shaving Horse a two-handled blade used to shape wood (file size: 991 KB) High resolution version available. (file size: 3.4 MB)

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