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- OBJECT TYPE
- CENTRE
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0868.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Walter, T. & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.0 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Height
- 1.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Hand
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Walter
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO BORE CLEAN, COMPARATIVELY WIDE & SHALLOW HOLES IN WOOD - Technical
-
UNTIL THE MORE GENERAL USE OF TWIST BITS THE CENTRE BIT WAS THE MOST COMMON OF WOODWORKING BITS. IN USE THE NICKER OR SHARP SPUR-CUTTER DESCRIBES A CIRCLE AROUND THE CENTRE SPIKE; THE CUTTER PARES AWAY THE SURFACE INSIDE THE CIRCLE. THIS BIT HAS CUT-OUT SECTION IN TANG, INDICATING ITS USE IN SPRING-LATCH BRACE. THESE BITS COULD ONLY BE USED IN A PARTICULAR BRACE, AS SIZE & POSITION OF CUT DIFFERED. C.1868 SQUARE TANG SPOFFORD & BARBER BRACES INTRODUCED, ELIMINATING THIS PROBLEM. (SALAMAN, PP.75-77) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'T.WALTER&Co/ CASTSTEEL' STAMPED IN BIT SHAFT
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Walter, T. & Co., Bit, brace, before 1900, Artifact no. 1986.0868, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0868.001/
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