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The Colonel's Bequest Hints
What objects were used more than once?
1 of 5: Crackers: feed Poly every hour!
2 of 5: Crowbar: in the chapel and in the tomb.
3 of 5: Diary: read it and use monocle on it.
4 of 5: Oilcan: lube the old bell and the suit of armor
5 of 5: Monocle: use it to check almost everything!