special tools

Scope Note

Tools used for specialized tasks such as writing instruments (e.g., pencil, pen, brush); artists' tools; surgical instruments; specialized tools of particular crafts (e.g., of jewelers, barbers, smiths, masons, weavers); mensurating tools (e.g., gauge, compass, calipers, measuring rod, square, level, quadrant); etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 410 tools and appliances

Related Terms

• 405 measuring and recording devices
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