Auger

Object/Artifact

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Havre de Grace Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Auger

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.23

Description

Bore:3/4" Long:42" handle length:33" Whole bore: 7 1/2" Handle narrows towards the bore. diffrent Augers mean diffrent size holes. Hole at the top is for it to be connected to a peice of wood (??) and then used. Augres are the largest hang tool used to drill holes. Augers had a screw head of the cutting edge and did not require a starting hole. Sometimes called "one man auger" or "post hole auger" (??) (the bore)

Collection

John Carroll Collection

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jan 16, 2007

Examined By

Keira Gruber

Notes

rusty but in good condition. Nothing else seems wrong.