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Nose Auger

Date1774-1788

OriginEngland, Sheffield

MediumIron, steel, and wood

DimensionsOverall: 16 3/16 × 14 1/4 × 1 3/8 in (41.1 × 36.2 × 3.5cm)
Bit: 16 3/16" x 1 3/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1988-211

DescriptionStandard nose auger type. Half-cylinder boring device with an in-bent horizontal cutter on the nose. Upper end of boring section transitions into square-section shank with chamfered corners terminating approximately 2 3/4 inches below handle into square shank; square shank becomes tapering rectangular tang; tang is run through a hole in the handle and clenched, tightened by a clenched shim.Mark(s)"WELDON" and "SHEFFIELD" stamped on front of shank.