Snail Auger or Pod Auger

Date1890-1950

Object number00053323

NameAuger

MediumSteel or metal

DimensionsOverall: 140 x 8 mm, 25 g

ClassificationsTools and equipment

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bernard Lake

Terms

auger bits

DescriptionThis steel Snail Auger or Pod Auger looks like an open seed-pod, with one side sharpened and twisted towards the nose so as to grasp the wood and hold the shavings. 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.