Artifact, Unidentified

Object ID:
1950.1741.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Strange looking steel bit set into a turned hickory pad. Bit is 19/32" high excluding tang, 1/4" thick, and 19/32" wide. A spur has been machined into each side width-wise and each spur has a V-notch cut into its center, thickness-wise. A 1/4" diameter guide stub is machined into the center of the bit end. The pad is 23/32" diameter at the bit end tapering to 1/2".

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Artifact, Unidentified. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=5857. Accessed on September 23, 2024

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