Drilling machine
Date Added: 14 October 2021
Year: 1890
Institution Name: dnhhl
Cat No: ◀ | 2021_039_01 | ▶
Picture No: 14716
Large rusted implement found at a croft in Astle. The large wheel is connected to a series of gearing cogs and provides rotary motion to the drill bit. A smaller wheel with a small horizontal handle adjust the depth of the drilling. All moving parts a rusted and cannot move. The support has holes at the base for securing the drill to a surface.
Markings on the support: Champion, Blowep and Fowle Co., Ancaster, Patented USA. No 101
Dimensions: Length 650 mm - Diameter 310 mm - Width 220 mm
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