Archimedean bit, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1990.1.53

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

1/4" diameter octagonal bar machined to a cylinder with a flattened end ground to a v-point set into a turned taper of dense hardwood. This taper serves as a Morse-taper for securing bit into an Archimedean drill.

New York Mount Lebanon

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