Wide-blade Steel Auger

Date1850-1950

Object number00053332

NameAuger

MediumSteel, metal

DimensionsOverall: 255 x 30 mm, 248 g

ClassificationsTools and equipment

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bernard Lake

Terms

Shipping and Trade
auger bits
Shipping and Trade
Shipping, Trade and Industry
Metal

DescriptionThis wide bladeded steel auger with a Scotch pattern twist ends in a tang. Steel augers are used to bore large holes by hand and consist of a bit or cutting part on a shank ending in an eye or a tang. A steel auger is a basic boring tool, used to bore large holes by hand. It consists of a bit (cutting part) on a shank which ends in an eye or a tang.