Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.104.001 |
Object Name |
Auger, Spiral |
Title |
Twist Auger |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Made |
Snell Manufacturing Co. |
Place of Origin |
United States of America |
Description |
Large, factory-made spiral (twist) auger bit (boring auger) with a 2 1/2 (four spiral) bit. It also has a large "9" at the Snell Mfg. maker's mark. It originally would have had a wooden handle (now gone). |
Makers mark |
Stamped with SNELL MFG 9 |
Provenance |
The Snell Manufacturing company began in 1___ and ceased about 19___. It was situated at Fiskdale, Massachusetts. There were still Snell augers being produced in the 1920s, and this auger likely is from the 1880s to 1920s time period. Previously owned by William (Bill) Westover, of the Holland Centre area of Holland Township, Grey County. One of a set of augers formerly for barn-framing used in Holland Township, Grey County. |
Collection |
Woodworking Tools and Equipment |
Material |
Steel |
Dimensions |
W-13.97 L-115.57 cm |
Found |
Holland Township (formerly), Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Westover, William |
Function |
Used by carpenter or woodworker to drill a hole in wood. The terms screw, twist or spiral are applied to augers and auger bits which have a body twisted into a sprial shape. One of the main advantages of the twisted form is that shavings ascend the spiral body and therefore frequent withdrawl of the tool to clear it is unnecessary. It normally would have a wooden cylinder inserted into the eye to create a twist handle. |