Shell gimlet, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1990.1.69

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Steel shell gimlet with a tapered ovoid shaft set into a between-centers turned maple T-handle. The end of the shaft is peened over a diamond-shaped washer to secure the gimlet in the handle.

New York Mount Lebanon

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