Gimlet

Gimlet, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:
1957.9383.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Description

Gimlet or small auger. Turned wooden handle with a cigar-like shape with flat ends and a central turn line. The top of the handle has a thin metal rhomboid with a circular piece of metal at its center. The tang is rectangular but rounds off into the blade. The blade has a twisted cut-out which ends in a threaded point.

New Hampshire Canterbury

New Hampshire Canterbury

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Shaker Museum Gimlet. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=5366. Accessed on September 27, 2024

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