Object number
57/360
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. This taper auger is missing the handle. It was used in the Weardale area of County Durham.
Physical description
1 auger: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Auger, tapered // Used in Weardale // [pencil sketch]', MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – 'Notes // An iron shaft with square section and a tapered bit with an open end.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2861.tif - High resolution image
