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Antique Primitive Garden Tool
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique farm or garden tool with a wooden handle and iron blade with a rusty patina. May also be
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Iron

Antique Primitive Garden Tool
Antique Primitive Garden Tool
H 41 in W 19 in D 2.5 in
19th Century French Louis XVI End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
considered primitive tools to create lasting legacies for their families and families to come, while
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Primitive Tools

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Oak

Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
craftsmanship of the past. Green & Brown paint. The Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document
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Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Country French Painted Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
primitive tools of the period would allow. Note the rough-hewn solid vertical planks of the back side, a
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1770s French French Provincial Antique Primitive Tools

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Brass

19th Century American Primitive Distressed Solid Wood Machinist Tool Box Storage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th Century Antique American Primitive distressed solid wood machinist tool box storage. Item
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19th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

Early Primitive Robin Egg Blue Painted Tool Knife Box, 1860s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a fabulous blue tool carrier, with original robins egg blue paint, original and natural
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1860s American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Primitive Tools

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Hardwood, Pine

18th Century Country French Louis XIII Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
artisans using what are today considered primitive tools, the design called for a tall piece for a room
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIII Antique Primitive Tools

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Brass

Antique Handcrafted Primitive Pine Tool Carrier or All-Purpose Caddy with Drawer
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique pine tool caddy, centerpiece or all-purpose wooden tote, c. 19th century. Wonderful
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19th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Pine

Japanese Primitives Antiques : Hearth Tools Fish-shaped wood Hook Farmer Life
Located in Niiza, JP
years to create this look. A tool used in rural Japan. It can also be considered a Japanese primitive
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18th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

1910s Primitive Industrial Iron Rake Sculptural Barn Tool Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Industrial age and Primitive rare iron hand rake, USA, circa 1910s. Sculptural Form
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Primitive Tools

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Iron

Japanese primitive Antiques Ebisu Sora-kagi A tool for hanging hooks in hearths
Located in Niiza, JP
result, these folk tools become tastefully black with soot. There are also several types of Sora-Kagi
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

19th Century Country French Armoire from Normandie
Located in Dallas, TX
relatively primitive tools by today's standards. This example features a bold hand-carved crown molding
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Early 19th Century French Country Antique Primitive Tools

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Steel

Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box / Chest. Beautiful natural patina.
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box
H 11.75 in W 21.25 in D 15.63 in
19th Century Country French Two-Tiered Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
be considered primitive tools to produce instant family heirlooms designed to last for centuries
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Primitive Tools

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Brass

19th Century Carved African Bone Tool from Cameroon
Located in Chicago, IL
Old primitive small bone carved tool from Cameroon Beautiful and delicate Objet d' Art.
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19th Century Cameroonian Antique Primitive Tools

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Bone

Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
only primitive tools and color pigments found around their village. The red pigment obtained from ochre
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

18th Century Rustic Spanish Walnut Library Table ~ Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
talented artisans using tools that would seem primitive by today's standards, yet tools that required the
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Primitive Tools

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Steel

Chinese Rare Large Yellow Jade Bi Disc with Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
fashioned is a prime hard and strong stone, arduous to work by hand using Primitive stone tools and
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

Chinese Cache Ancient Heavenly Green Jade Bi , 94 pieces
Located in South Burlington, VT
Primitive stone tools and abrasives. It's no wonder then that jade discs "bi" represent remarkable
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

First Steps, Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Cleveland School
By William Zorach
Located in Beachwood, OH
sculptures were of wood and his carving tools were primitive, such as a jack-knife. I n fact, his early works
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1910s Antique Primitive Tools

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Bronze

"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
By William Zorach
Located in New York, NY
sculptor, Zorach's first sculptures were of wood and his carving tools were primitive, such as a jack-knife
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1920s American Modern Antique Primitive Tools

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Plaster

Collection of Carved Wood Kitchen Tools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of Carved Wood Kitchen Tools
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Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Primitive Tools

Materials

Wood

Tool Box Wooden with Leather Details Primitive
Located in Cookeville, TN
This Primitive tool box makes you wonder what it has held in its past. It has distressed black
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Leather, Wood

Primitive Painted Wood Firewood Box
Located in Cookeville, TN
A stunning, aged crackle finish will look perfect in your farmhouse style home. You can use your imagination for uses for it! It would make a unique planter or you could even store y...
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Early 20th Century French Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

Primitive Painted Wood Firewood Box
Primitive Painted Wood Firewood Box
H 24.13 in W 26.5 in D 24 in
Iron Tool Hay Bale Harpoon of Abstract Form
Located in New York, NY
Mechanical iron tool for retrieving bales of hay. The nose spike goes into the hay bale and tilts
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Late 19th Century American Machine Age Antique Primitive Tools

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Iron

Primitive Hand Blown Glass Bottles Set of Two, Italy, circa 1700
Located in New York, NY
the glass, due to the Primitive techniques and tools back in the days.
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18th Century Italian Antique Primitive Tools

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Glass

18th Century Primitive Kitchen Rack With Tools including Oyster Shucker
Located in Atlanta, GA
18Th Century Primitive Kitchen rack w/ tools Oyster Shucker & More!. True 18th century
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Mid-18th Century Antique Primitive Tools

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Iron

19thc Original Powder Blue Tool Carrier From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FANTASTIC ORIGINAL 19THC DRY POWDER BLUE PAINTED TOOL CARIER OR TOTE.THE INSIDE TRAY IS REMOVABLE
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19th Century American Antique Primitive Tools

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Pine

Antique Original Painted Flax Tool / Scutching Knife, Decorative Swedish Hand Pa
Located in Round Top, TX
. This Swedish hand carved farm tool was used during the flax harvest season, but the hand painted
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

Antique Carved Mangle Board Laundry Tool with Carved Spheres and Horse Handle
Located in Round Top, TX
smoothing board, is an interesting domestic tool that became a type of Scandinavian folk art. An ancestor of
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

Mesquite Primitive Stool From Guanajuato, Mexico, Circa 19th Century
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
one solid piece using primitive tools.
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Late 19th Century Mexican Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Hardwood

Early 19th Century Directoire Period Country French Low Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
by the court in Paris. Indigenous woods and what are considered Primitive tools by today's standards
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1820s French Directoire Antique Primitive Tools

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Fruitwood

Primitive Antique Iron Fireplace Trivet Pot Rest Kettle Plant Stand Hearthware
Located in Dayton, OH
Primitive antique iron fireplace trivet pot rest kettle plant stand hearthware Antique cast iron
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Primitive Tools

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Iron

English Renaissance Credenza
Located in Dallas, TX
talented rural artisans using what today would be called primitive tools, all rendered from the stately
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19th Century Renaissance Antique Primitive Tools

English Renaissance Credenza
English Renaissance Credenza
H 45 in W 59.5 in D 20 in
Antique 18th Century Italian Country Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
use of what today would be considered primitive tools. Stylized shell and foliate motifs abound on
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Primitive Tools

Antique Country French Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
fabrication with what are today considered primitive tools. Excellent molded detailing from crown to base
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18th Century and Earlier French Baroque Antique Primitive Tools

Antique Country French Armoire
Antique Country French Armoire
H 93 in W 66 in D 27 in
Primitive American Tool Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A Primitive early 20th century American wooden tool box with a bentwood handle and divided into
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Early 1900s American Rustic Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

Primitive American Tool Box
Primitive American Tool Box
H 11.5 in W 12.5 in D 20 in
China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Double Dragon" Cloud Ornament 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust. Notice the considerable calcification on
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

Pair of Spiral Iron Fireplace Andirons
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Spiral Iron Fireplace Andirons. Primitive in style. Simple, round geometric spiral design
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Early 20th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Iron

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Cloud & Hook" Ornament, 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust. Notice the considerable
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

Materials

Jade

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Double Dragon" Cloud Ornament 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
hand polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust. Notice the
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

Materials

Jade

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Double Dragon" Cloud Ornament 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust. Notice the considerable
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

Antique Oak & Leather Fireplace Bellows Fireside Working Condition
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique oak and leather fireplace bellows; marked 12 on one side. Measure: 23".      
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Early 20th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Leather, Oak

19th Century Wrought Iron Fire Poker
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 19th century American wrought iron fire poker with a wonderfully wrought twisted handle, a twisted central pole, and each tong at the end being flared gently outward.
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Wrought Iron Fire Poker
19th Century Wrought Iron Fire Poker
H 24 in W 3.25 in D 1 in
Grand 18th Century Rustic Country French Banquet Table
Located in Dallas, TX
. Completely handmade with what are considered today primitive tools, it is truly an historical relic that your
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1760s French Rustic Antique Primitive Tools

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Oak

Antique American Primitive Distressed Wood 2-Door Storage Tool Cabinet Cupboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American primitive distressed solid wood 2-door storage tool cabinet cupboard pantry. Item
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Early 20th Century North American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

American Primitive Small 5-Drawer Pine Wood Tool Chest Work Cabinet Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th century American Primitive small 5-drawer pine wood tool chest work cabinet stand. Item
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19th Century North American Primitive Antique Primitive Tools

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Pine

Late 18th to Early19th Century Primitive Cobbler's Tools
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of five wooden, hand carved cobbler's tools. Three are stamped with owner's name, "P. Partley
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Late 18th Century Antique Primitive Tools

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Wood

Primitive Hardwood Apothecary Cabinet Hardware Chest File Tool Drawer Pharmacy
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century rustic 18 drawer apothecary cabinet. Made from heavy wood with iron accented drawers featuring a unique rope pull design.
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Early 20th Century Rustic Antique Primitive Tools

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Iron

Antique Primitive 22 Drawer Apothecary Art Tool Storage Cabinet Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique apothecary cabinet, circa first half 20th century. Features a unique file system with clear plexi windows along the front. Includes 2 lower drawers along the left. Size: 50".  
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Primitive Tools

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Hardwood

China Ancient Jade Set Four Engraved Tablets, 475-221 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
Dynasty. Ancient jades from this period are handmade, hand abraded and hand polished using primitive
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Dragon" Ornament, 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust. Notice the considerable
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

Materials

Jade

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Dragon" Ornament, 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
periods. Neolithic jades from this period are handmade, hand abraided and hand polished using Primitive
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

Japanese Old Farm Tools Kinuta/Folk Art Antique Wabisabi Figurine Primitive Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a kind of old Japanese farming tool. It is named "Kinuta". It is a tool for hitting rice
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Primitive Tools

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Cedar

Japanese Old Folk Tools 1860s-1900s/Antique Mingei Object Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese folk tool. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is a very rare
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Primitive Tools

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Cedar

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Dragon" Ornament, 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
handmade, hand abraided and hand polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Dragon" Ornament, 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
handmade, hand abraided and hand polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

Materials

Jade

China Ancient Hongshan Culture Jade "Dragon" Ornament, 3500-3000 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
, hand abraided and hand polished using Primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

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Jade

Precious Protective Tibet Antique Six Eye Dzi Bead Amulet Necklace
Located in South Burlington, VT
primitive tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust. Notice the considerable and original
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Tools

Materials

Agate

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Antique Primitive Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique primitive tools available for sale. Each of these unique antique primitive tools was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. Antique primitive tools have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique primitive tools made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique primitive tools are appealing in their simplicity, but Ohio Tool Company produced popular antique primitive tools that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Primitive Tools?

Prices for antique primitive tools start at $150 and top out at $5,800 with the average selling for $565.