Year 7 Transition Activity

Year 7 Transition Activity

History Mystery Answers

Thimble Case

A thimble case is what was and still is used to store a thimble. A thimble is a cover that a is put on a person's finger to protect them from continually pricking themselves when sewing, especially with a needle and thread.

Brain Hook

Used by the ancient Egyptians to remove the brain during the mummification process

Odd Job by Stanley Tools

• Made between 1888 and 1930

• Had 10 different uses

• 1. A try square 2. A mitre square

• 3. A spirit level 4. A ruler holder

• 5. A Scratch awl 6. A beam compass

• 7. A marking gauge 8. a mortise gauge

• 9. A depth gauge 10. Testing for 90 degree angles

Ramsden Sextant

Navigating in the sea: this was one of the navigation tools invented in the 18th century that permitted mariners to find their position much better than ever before. It became the most essential instrument for celestial navigation, used to find the angle of a celestial body above the horizon.

Choke Pear

Also known as the 'Pear of Anguish'. These were normally made out of a hard metal, mostly iron, and were a torture device designed to be inserted into someone's mouth. The screw would then open the pear, expanding in the person's mouth and throat and could not be removed without the key.

Yarn winder

This device was and is still used by some people today to wind yarn into skeins and/or balls of wool