Smith's drill bit, North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.2904.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Forged iron drill bit of some sort. Near center of shaft the bit is worked to a tapered octagon which, at the minimum cross-section, is flattened on opposite sides whose edges expand and then contract again to a point. The edges of this point have been worked to bevels on same side of point. Other end is a tapered cylinder approximating a Morse-taper.This taper has a rectangular hole through it and a circular depression below it.

New York Mount Lebanon North Family

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