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Brace, a boring tool. Stamped 'John Osborn', a church carpenter who worked in Cambridge on carved work for the University in the 1890s.
The brace is a boring tool. This is a wooden brace with a large wooden button on one end, a brass tip for holding the bit, and brass trim. It is stamped 'John Osborn'. John Osborn was a church carpenter who worked in Cambridge on carved work for the University in the 1890s. Mr Osborn also used the brace in Suffolk. The brace was donated to the Museum by his son.

1 brace: wood and metal [brass]; good condition

1890-01-01

Wood, Metal, brass