Commercial timber-frame boring machine, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.1054.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

A commercially manufactured timber-frames boring machine of beech and iron for mortising timbers. Machine has slotted areas on either side allowing for boring of holes other than perpendicular. Top cross-piece is of red oak and appears to be a replacement. Iron catch to hold boring mechanism at top is with machine but was never attached to cross-piece.

New York Mount Lebanon

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