Trousse/tool set mystery

David · 3rd May 2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by josh stout

I have a similar Chinese utility knife with a set of similar looking tweezers but no file. I was told the tweezers were for pulling out beard hairs, but I am not sure how reliable that story was. I have never seen the file included. I presume it was for sharpening.
Josh

Is that a file? It looks more like a chisel. I don't see any rough surface for filing on the sides.

kronckew · 3rd May 2008, 04:23 PM

closest thing i've noted was a set for picking up pearls & other beads

Nagawarrior · 3rd May 2008, 11:04 PM

Hummm.
Maybe it's a oyster eating trousse. The chisel to open the thing, the knife to cut out the oyster meat and the tweezers to pick up any pearls left over.

ariel · 3rd May 2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Nagawarrior

Hummm.
Maybe it's a oyster eating trousse. The chisel to open the thing, the knife to cut out the oyster meat and the tweezers to pick up any pearls left over.

And where is the lemon squeezer?

3rd May 2008, 04:23 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,238	closest thing i've noted was a set for picking up pearls & other beads

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Nagawarrior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inland Empire, Southern California USA Posts: 160	Hummm. Maybe it's a oyster eating trousse. The chisel to open the thing, the knife to cut out the oyster meat and the tweezers to pick up any pearls left over.