Forged iron tool which appears to be some sort of masonry bit consisting of an iron bar worked into a tapered tang at one end and a worked expanding taper at other. The end of this expanding taper angles to a broad point and the two-sides of the point are beveled on opposite sides.
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Shaker Museum Bit, Masonry. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=8776. Accessed on November 19, 2024
