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  • Object number
    54/82
  • Collection
    Bernard Miles Collection
  • Description
    Shell auger used for boring long, deep holes. Its origin is not known with certainty, but it probably came from Tring, Hertfordshire.
    This is a shell auger, a tool used for boring long, deep holes into wood. It has an iron shaft, with a square section and a semicircular bit. It also has a turned wooden 'T'-shaped handle. Its origin is not known with certainty, but it probably came from Tring, Hertfordshire.
  • Physical description
    1 shell auger; wood and metal [iron]; good condition
  • Object name
    Auger, shell
  • Material
    Wood, Metal, iron
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : wood-working
  • Associated person/institution
    Miles, Bernard (Collector)
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