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Chapter XII: Appendix: List of Tools, Etc., to Be Provided for Work

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_For Excavating._--Crowbars, ropes,[2] large hammers, cold-chisels, stone-saw, saw-files, sieves (fine wire), native sieves.[2]

_For Cleaning Objects, etc._--Dusting-brush, nail-brush, tooth-brushes, paraffin wax.

_For Packing._--Paper bags, jewellers’ tag labels, reams of kitchen paper, nests of boxes, brush to mark boxes, hammers, saws, chisels, brace and bits, pincers, stout pliers, files, awls, spokeshave, screw-drivers, screws, wire nails,[2] square, hone-stone.

_For House._--Locks, hinges, bell.

_For Copying and Planning._--Cartridge paper, thin journal paper,[2] rag paper for squeezes, spoke brush, paint brushes for outlines, colours for colour copying, drawing boards (several cheap ones, various sizes), tapes, 2-metre rods for gauging work and planning, prismatic compass, box sextant, vertical mirror level.

[2] These can be obtained in any Egyptian town.

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