Object number
56/160
Description
An auger is a boring tool used in a variety of woodworking trades to bore long deep holes. It consists of an iron shank with a T-shaped handle at one end and a boring device at the other. A taper auger is shaped like a tapered conical half-funnel. The handle is missing. Nothing is known of its origins.
Physical description
Auger: metal (iron); poor condition
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2848.tif - High resolution image
