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OBJECT TYPE: CRANK-OPERATED/BLACKSMITH
DATE: 1880–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0878.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 2
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION/ WOODEN BASE &KNOB ON CRANK

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 97.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 32.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools & equipment-trades
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO BORE HOLES INTO METAL PLATES (REF.2, PP.100-106)
Technical: EXAMPLE OF OLDER STYLE OF BLACKSMITH'S DRILL. ACCORDING TO 1897 SEARS ROEBUCK CATALOGUE THIS WAS THE 'OLD STANDARD' TYPE; '...THE HOLE IN THE MANDREL IS SQUARE TO HOLD DRILL POINTS, WHICH THE BLACKSMITH MUST MAKE FOR HIMSELF.' THIS DRILL FEATURES INTERESTING SLIDING BAR & SCREW LOCK FITTING, TO ADJUST LENGTH OF BED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'NO.2' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON SUPPORTING BASE OF DRILL SHAFT.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. CAST BASE BELOW CRANK IS CRACKED BUT PRESENT
Finish: SOME PARTS OF DRILL PAINTED GREEN. NOB ON CRANK HANDLE ORIGINALLY STAINED. (NB: DRILL COATED IN THICK LAYER OF GREASE-ORIGINAL FINISH NOT EASILY DISCERNED.)
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Drill, circa 1880–1930, Artifact no. 1986.0878, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0878.001/

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