Screw tap, Sabbathday Lake, ME

Object ID:

1952.5254.1

Community:

Maine, Sabbathday Lake

Description

T-handled screw tap of forged steel, probably rasps and files. Tap is tapered from approximately 1/2" to 1 3/8". Heavy octagonal shaft terminates at flattened tang which is apparently friction fitted through a turned beech handle.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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