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

Light tool suitable for mowing the lawn in hard-to-reach places such as along tree trunks, stones, fences and roadsides. The grass whip consists of a thin blade (approx. 20-25 cm), serrated on both sides (1) or provided with a cut on both sides and front (2). The handle is covered with wood or rubber. The tool is swung back and forth in front of the feet, with the blade lying parallel to the ground, cutting through the thin grass stems. Due to the double-sided cut, it works on both sides. See also the grass hook. [MOT] (1) According to LOGAN: 176, the grass stems cannot bend away due to the serrated cut. (2) Catalog 1976: Wilkinson Sword. The name on the world's finest garden tools.

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

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

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

A tasting knife is a light (approx. 50 g) long (approx. 25 cm) and narrow (approx. 1 cm) pocket knife that is used to taste sausages and other fine meats at fairs, etc. (1). The blade is often partially serrated to easily cut the sausage. [MOT] (1) According to SARGENT: 18, the knife would be used to test melon or citrus fruits.

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

Hand tool with which the moisture from strongly sweaty horses can be removed, just like with the shedding blade. It has an elongated (approx. 20 by 5 cm) metal blade, which is curved lengthwise and attached at right angles to a straight stem. A rubber band is also attached to the top, which protrudes from one long side (approx. 1 cm). To be distinguished from the wiper. [MOT]

With a table crumb sweeper you can easily wipe crumbs from fabric tablecloths. It consists of a roller brush in a plastic or metal frame, with or without handle. When sweeping the crumbs with the brush, they are picked up and end up in a receptacle located in the frame. See also the carpet sweeper, crumb scraper and table crumb brush. [MOT]

The railway worker uses this pickaxe to put fine (e.g. gravel) and coarse ballast under the rails. The iron ends in a point and the other end is T-shaped. [MOT]