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Needlenose pliers from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience

1900-1972

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This pair of needlenose pliers were found in the workshop of C. Edgar Patience. The metal pliers have grated sections on the outside edge of each handle for gripping. Text is engraved on one side of the pin that reads "REUMSHUSSELL / GERMANY".

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Catalog reference: 2016.70.5

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