1800's Shipbuilding Auger Gimlet Tool from Searsport
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This is an original handheld auger tool that came out of a Maine Searsport collection. Hand forged with a rare metal handle. This was used for boring holes in planks or iron plate to receive wooden pegs or metal pins. Auger is a tapered square with no starter twist and bit widens to make the hole larger as it is twisted into iron plate or plank. Measures 5 inches tall from top to bottom. Handle is 3 3/4 inches across and has nice primitive shape with nice heavy handle. Shows light use and minor wear. The auger rod is handforged from a square iron rod and firmly attached to the iron handle. A true museum piece. It came from a Maine collection Tool is in excellent and metal is firmly attached to handle. This tool saw moderate use and is late 1800's blued iron that was used after the 1860's. This is from a collection that I recently acquired in Searsport Maine. Excellent condition and is a museum piece. Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, originally called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history. Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both commercial and military, are referred to as the "naval sector". The dismantling of ships is called ship breaking. The construction of boats is a similar activity
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