Object Record
Metadata
Accession # |
1978.111.6 |
Item Name |
Bit, Iron Auger, Twist |
Description |
An iron bit or twist auger with a lead that has double threads and a scotch pattern. .01 TWIST AUGER OR IRON BIT |
Provenance |
This auger was used by donor as a first step in the process of morticing the beams. Two holes were drilled side by side and then chiselled into a mortice. A Museum of Early American Tools (Sloane), page 77 and Salaman's Dictonary of Tools, page 44. |
Person \ Organization |
McCutcheon, W. McCutcheon, Wilbert |
Place |
Rockwood |