T-handled Scotch pattern screw auger with screw lead, 1 7/16" diameter of cast steel. Round shaft transitions to a square tang which is inserted through a between-centers turned hickory handle and clinched. A nut and bolt to either side of the tang hole help to tighten the handle on the tang.
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Shaker Museum Auger. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=21991. Accessed on September 25, 2024
