Bit, brace

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OBJECT TYPE: GOUGE
DATE: 1825–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1557.001

MANUFACTURER: Boker, Henry
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: shell bit
Patents: N/A
General Description: all metal construction

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 1.5 cm
Height: 1.0 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: Boker
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used by J. Anthony c. late 1890s- late 1940s; may also have been used earlier by another owner.
Canada: Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]
Function: Used for boring holes, possibly for dowels and/or pins.
Technical: Wide, heavy blade. This bit may have been used to drill holes for dowels or pins used to secure frame and sash joints. (Ref. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " HENRY/ BOKER", logo [arrow, with X and floral motif], and " GERMANY" stamped into bit.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Silver metal: all metal, save sharpened blade end of bit, has darker and more rough finish; square, tapered tang.
Decoration: N/A

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Boker, Henry, Bit, brace, between 1825–1950, Artifact no. 2004.1557, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1557.001/

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