General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

.1-.4 STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

19.8 cm

Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

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City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Saskatchewan

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS COLLECTION OF TOOLS BELONGED TO A CARPENTER WHO EMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND IN 1910 & SETTLED IN MOOSE JAW, SASK/ THE TOOL CHEST & MOST OF THE TOOLS WERE BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM ENGLAND & USED TO BUILD HIS 1ST 2 HOUSES AS WELL AS SOME FURNITURE

Function

TO BORE HOLES IN WOOD - THIS PATTERN USED PARTICULARLY TO MAKE CLEAN, ACCURATE HOLES, SUCH AS FOR CABINET WORK

Technical

Gedge's pattern auger bit was developed in England. This was one of the bit styles that influenced the necessity for stronger [iron] braces with improved bit-gripping devices. The other style was the American Jennings bit, a double twist auger bit with a spur on each cutting lip. This permitted the cutting of deeper, cleaner and larger holes than English centre bit was capable of. [Ref. 2, p. 442]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 &.2 STAMPED 'RUSSELL JENNINGS'/.1 ON TANG '3 1/2' & '[G.]B. KIMBELL'/.2 ON TANG 'JENNINGS/ CAST STE[?]' & [MOST ILLEGIBLE] 'MBE'/.3 STAMPED IN TANG '[ILLEGIBLE]/ CAST STEEL' & '6 [?]'/.4STAMPED IN TANG '[?]/ CAST [?]'

Missing

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Finish

.1-.4 SILVER-GREY WITH RUSTY CORROSION IN PLACES

Decoration

N/A