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Snail Auger or Pod Auger
Snail Auger or Pod Auger

Snail Auger or Pod Auger

Date1890-1950
Object number00053378
NameAuger
MediumSteel or metal
DimensionsOverall: 110 x 3 mm, 12 g
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bernard Lake
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.