Name/Title

Auger

Description

Iron and steel with a wooden handle and 5 spirals. Once painted black. Handle is turned. Upper half of shaft is wrought iron and lower half is carbon steel.

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Date made

1780 - 1820

Time Period

late 18th-early 19th centuries

Place

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

According to the donor, David C. Lash, datable to the mid 1800s.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Shank

Transcription

"S. BROOKS & CO"; "9"; "A. S."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

48.2 cm

Diameter

3.7 cm

Dimension Notes

Length of handle: 35.5 cm,

Material

Metal (iron), Wood, Metal (steel)

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good