Object number
51/338
Collection
Description
An auger is a boring tool used in a variety of woodworking trades to bore long deep holes. It consists of an iron shank with a T-shaped handle at one end and a boring device at the other. The shank of the spriral auger is corkscrew shaped and this shank is stamped with the inscription 1¼” which indicates the size of the hole bored. It was used at R. Middleton & Sons' wheelwrights workshop in Eddington, Hungerford.
Physical description
1 spiral auger: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This spiral auger from the wheelwright’s shop at Hungerford has an overall length of 18.5 inches. The well shaped wooden handle is 14 inches wide, and through a square hole in its centre the end of the shank has been hafted and hammered flat at the top. The stem of the shank measures 9 inches and is stamped with the inscription 1¼” which refers to the size of the cylindrical hole it will produce. The spiral which is 7 inches in length ends in a pair of horizontal blades, each .45 inches wide, both of which are upturned at the corner. The pivot screw is .75 inches in length. // See also 51/332.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_452.tif - High resolution image
