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Final Statement

Art and Science both use constructive and deconstructive strategies in order to make use of and make sense of the world around us. Screws in their nature are mundane interim object that are not quite tools or specific pieces, yet necessary in building. By collecting screws from various locations and objects, I have not only documented the objects in the world I live, but also have taken apart essential structural components in order to build something else.

Around the first century, screw shaped tools became common, however, historians do not know who invented the first. Early screws were made from wood and were used in wine presses, olive oil presses, and for pressing clothes. Metal screws and nuts used to fasten two objects together first appeared in the fifteenth century.

In 1770, English instrument maker, Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800) invented the first satisfactory screw-cutting lathe. Ramsden inspired other inventors. In 1797, Englishmen, Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) invented a large screw-cutting lathe that made it possible to mass-produce accurately sized screws. In 1798, American David Wilkinson also invented machinery for the mass production of threaded metal screws.