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- Reamer, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Reamer, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- Reamer, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Reamer, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- L. Miller & Son Store Display of Chisels, Reamers and Wrenches, 1923-1928 - Louis Miller, a Russian Jewish immigrant to Chicago, started and operated L. Miller & Son hardware. A highlight of his store (located in an East European immigrant neighborhood) was an elaborate and extensive tool and hardware display that literally showcased the store's stock: not only great salesmanship but also a benefit to customers with a language barrier.
- 1923-1928
- Collections - Artifact
L. Miller & Son Store Display of Chisels, Reamers and Wrenches, 1923-1928
Louis Miller, a Russian Jewish immigrant to Chicago, started and operated L. Miller & Son hardware. A highlight of his store (located in an East European immigrant neighborhood) was an elaborate and extensive tool and hardware display that literally showcased the store's stock: not only great salesmanship but also a benefit to customers with a language barrier.
- Reamer, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Reamer, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- Automobile Gas Port Reamer, 1975 - In the 1970s, clear air regulations required a phasing out of leaded gasoline. New vehicles had smaller fuel tank holes designed to accept unleaded gas nozzles. Drivers who disliked unleaded gas could enlarge the fuel tank hole with a tool like this, which would allow the leaded gas pumps' larger nozzles to fit.
- 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Automobile Gas Port Reamer, 1975
In the 1970s, clear air regulations required a phasing out of leaded gasoline. New vehicles had smaller fuel tank holes designed to accept unleaded gas nozzles. Drivers who disliked unleaded gas could enlarge the fuel tank hole with a tool like this, which would allow the leaded gas pumps' larger nozzles to fit.
- Reamer, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Reamer, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- Reamer, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Reamer, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- Reamer, 1900-1920 - A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Reamer, 1900-1920
A clock and watchmaker uses a range of tools to create and repair timepieces. Among this skilled craftsperson's many tools are files, saws, hammers, burnishers and reamers, like this one. Reamers are used to enlarge existing holes in metal watch and clock parts.