"RicodJour" wrote in message
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Toller wrote:
"Mekon" wrote in message

I'd give my left one for my grandfather's tools. Please don't sell
them,
each has a story to tell and a connection with the craftsman.

Why does everyone assume it is an heirloom?

Because of the definition of the word heirloom:
1. A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding
generations.
2. An article of personal property included in an inherited estate.

Since he doesn't know what kind of tools they are, the odds are they
don't
have any storys.

They might not have the "I used this Barton gouge to pound through the
heart of a vampire" type of story, but more the "great-granddad was
such a craftsman that the factories relied on him to get the original
prototype perfect".

Or "granddad found these at a garage sale and didn't know what they are. He
wanted to sell them for $300, but decided to hand them down to other people
to whom they have no significance."

My MIL has a spoon her great grandfather used at Andersonville Prison. Now
that's a great heirloom. (unfortunately she is leaving it to my BIL rather
than my wife.)