Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Tools used by Ferne C. Krans in building gliders, 1943.

Ferne Krans remembered purchasing her toolbox and many of the hand tools she would need for her work at the glider factory at Sears. The kit contained a calipers, hammers, and chisels, among other tools. One item in her box, the rivet block (the small wooden object to the right of the hammers in this picture), was made by hand by one of her co-workers.

Publisher: Ferne Krans, used with permission; Photo: Ben Petry
Date: 1943

Tools used by Ferne C. Krans in building gliders, 1943.