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Ingenious Relics of Vintage Mechanisms
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Precision tool patented to measure internal and external dimensions
  • 2. Interlocking wheels transmitting motion in dated mechanical designs
  • 3. Ancient chisel-like blades curved for shaping wood’s underside
  • 6. Invented to turn fasteners, often depicted in antediluvian patent archives
  • 7. Hand-cranked drilling devices patented before the motor age
  • 14. Rounded edges formed by patented tools for structural strength
  • 15. Innovator of the converter tool crucial to steel production patents
  • 17. Patented masonry hand tool used for scooping and applying mortar
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  • 4. Patented holding tools essential for securing pieces during joinery
  • 5. Tapered tools patented for enlarging or aligning holes in metalwork
  • 8. Patented smoothing tool with a blade set in a wooden block
  • 9. Named patent family behind early mechanical joinery devices
  • 10. Precision scribing tool patented for woodworking layout accuracy
  • 11. Early patented files with rough surfaces used for shaping wood
  • 12. Small patented boring tools designed to start holes without splitting
  • 13. Patent for tapering holes to recess fasteners neatly inside
  • 16. Device restoring worn surfaces, patented for soil or material reuse
  • 18. Tool known for applying uniform force, patented in early industrial era
  • 19. Type of patented adjustable wrench nicknamed after a cunning animal

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