Object number
51/324
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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. In the case of the spiral auger, it is twisted like a corkscrew. This auger was came from R. Middleton & Sons wheelwrights workshop in Eddington, Hungerford, and the shank is stamped with 'Cornell, Whitehouse, Cannock' and '3/4'.
Physical description
1 spiral auger: wood; metal; good conditionThe stem of this auger is stamped 'Cornell, Whitehouse, Cannock' and '?'.
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'The roughly shaped wooden handle of this spiral auger is 9 inches wide and it has been pierced by two holes, probably by another auger, right through the wood. Through its centre the tapered iron tip of the shank has been pierced and top clenched across the grain. The square stem of the auger is 5.7 inches in length but it does not immediately broaden into the spiral itself, but continues in a round stem for 3.5 inches of its length before the spiral beings. The stem is stamped ‘Cornell, Whitehouse, Cannock’ and ‘3/4’. The spiral is 6.5 inches long, but the knife edge is unusual in that it is circular rather than horizontal. A pair of these circular knives sharpened on one side form almost an extra spiral. The pivot screw is .4 inches in length. This auger is probably more modern than the type with the more horizontal blades. // See also 51/332.'
Production date
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Production period
Mid-nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_451.tif - High resolution image
