Spoke Trimmer Bit

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Name/Title

Spoke Trimmer Bit

Entry/Object ID

2008.10.3

Description

Metal spoke trimmer bit. The outside surface of the tool is painted black and has a petal-type design. It has a funnel-shaped body with a cutting iron set into the side. The end piece is 3/8" square with 1/16" increments marked along it.

Use

Used to taper the tongue of a spoke in a similar manner as sharpening a pencil.

Context

Used by Alson Milo Brewer in Tunbridge, Vermont, or Fayette, Iowa

Acquisition

Accession

2008.10

Source or Donor

Wooldridge, Gene, Wooldridge, R. Ilene

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Lysle A. Wooldridge

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bit, Spoke Trimmer

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bit, Woodworking

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

7-3/8 in

Diameter

3-3/8 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brewer, Alson Milo (1842-1908)

Related Places

Place

Town

Tunbridge

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Fayette

State/Province

Iowa

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America