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Forgotten Tools of Craft and Industry
A crossword exploring obsolete tools and gadgets once essential to craftsmanship and daily life but now replaced by modern technology.
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  • 1. Holder for candles used before electric lighting
  • 2. Rotating stone used to sharpen blades manually
  • 5. Manual handle used to turn machinery or start engines
  • 7. Ancient tool used to determine vertical alignment
  • 8. Early device for sending coded messages over wires
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  • 3. Device used to spin thread from fibers
  • 4. Counting frame predating electronic calculators
  • 6. Mechanical device once used to produce printed text
  • 9. Portable light source fueled by oil or gas
  • 10. Feather pen used before modern writing instruments
  • 11. Manual weaving device replaced by industrial machines

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