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The top shell of a boiled egg can be removed with an eggshell cutter. One puts it over the egg, squeezes the scissors eyes together and the sharp teeth cut loose the top part of the cap, which one can then simply remove. The eggshell cutter differs from the egg top cutter, as the former only cuts through the shell and not the head of the egg itself. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/egg-slicer?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/embroiderie-scissors?lang=nl>

Escargot are often too hot to hold with the hand, so escargot tongs are used. These tongs have crossed arms that are held closed by a spring. The spring is adapted to the shape of the cochlea, so that the escargot can be grasped well. Due to the spring, the tongs clamp around the escargot when the arms are no longer squeezed. The cochlea is now fixed enough to remove the meat with an escargot fork.See also the snail plate. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ellipsograph?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/endive-harvesting-fork?lang=nl>

Steel brush made of short (approx. 1 cm) kinked metal wires that protrude through a thick (approx. 0.4 cm) piece of fabric. The latter is glued to a thin board (length approx. 10-15.5 cm; width approx. 2.5-5.5 cm) with a handle or a wooden block. A file brush is used to remove wood or metal filings from the file. Brushing is done in the direction of the file cut. [MOT

There are different models of erasing knives. They are used mostly in the office to scrape pencil lines or ink stains from the paper. See also penknife. For more technical information see the dutch version of this page. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/fillet?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/eyelash-curler?lang=nl>