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98/51
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Description
A hand drill marked ‘RAPID // MADE IN ENGLAND // FLEETWAY’. It is part of a collection given to the Museum by Mr Stamp.
A small hand drill with three handles (two of wood, one of metal), and stamped ‘RAPID // MADE IN ENGLAND // FLEETWAY’. It is part of a collection of woodworking and stoneworking tools given to the Museum by Mr Stamp.
Physical description
1 hand drill: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Description: Small hand drill similar to 98/50 but simplified in form as it has a single pillar to take the gears and side handle. Two handles are made of wood. The handle on the gear wheel is metal. Only the gear wheel & handle is painted red. // Stamped on wheel: RAPID MADE IN ENGLAND FLEETWAY // Dimensions: Length: 26.5 cm // Width: approx. 12.0 cm // Associated information: See 98/44’
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