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A hand drill dating from the 1830s. issing the thumb nut for fixing the bit. The drill is part of the Rumble Colleciton.
A hand drill dating from the 1830s. It has a U-shaped forging with two bevel gear wheels which are driven by a crank. It does not have a side handle and is missing the thumb nut for fixing the bit. The drill is part of the Rumble Colleciton.

1 drill: metal, wood

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 9.9.92 // Description: Date: 1830’s // Early hand drill which is known by other names and is probably continental – See Salaman. It does not have a side handle and the thumb nut for fixing the bit is missing. // Dimensions: Length: 29.0 cm (11 ½”) // Associated information: One of a collection of tools acquired from Mr Rumble. Mostly collected or purchased by him or his father. // According to Mr Rumble this was given to him by his father. He mentioned Goodman catalogue (not in MERL) // References: MERL 5858 Dictionary of Tools by Salaman’

1830-01-01 - 1839-12-31

1830s

Metal, Wood