In 1936 a wooden chest that once had belonged to a Viking craftsman was found at the bottom of the former lake Mästermyr on the island of Gotland (Sweden) which now had turned into a bog. There were axes, hammers, tongs, punches, plate shears, saw blades, files, rasps, drills, chisels, knives, awls & whetstones among the 200 objects that were found in the chest. The chest also included raw material & scrap iron as well as finished objects such as locks, keys, a frying pan, cauldrons and bells.
The amazing thing is that the tools are at least 1000 years old but look like they could have been made yesterday. They are of the same materials, have the same shapes and the same functions as modern tools.
The chest, 90 cm (35 in) long, 26 cm (10 in) wide and 24 cm (9.4 in) high, was made of oak with iron hinges and lock. A chain, made up of 26 figure-of-eight shaped links, was wrapped around it.
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I need this chest urgently for my hobby workshop.
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Sounds like a great opening to a Text Adventure game 😁