AUGER
1926 - 1938Auger for drilling wood has a tapered point with helix leading to spiral fluted section with flat chisel edges. Above the flutes is a round shaft and at the top is a short square section with a hollow cylinder at right angles to the shaft.
Maker's marks are stamped into the shaft, name and trade mark star and crescent moon and on the opposite side is the auger size. There is a letter and number stamped into the square section at the head. An auger is used to drill holes into materials or surfaces.
Tools used by Charles Duncan in his Blacksmith and Wheelright shop. The shop was called Duncan & McNamee and was located on the corner of Jull Street and Third Road. It was open from 1926-1938. Alex Mathieson and Son (Est. 1792) were a Scottish hand tool company, leading in the creation of hand tools. An auger is used to drill holes into materials or surfaces.
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Text [MATHIESON TM / 7/8] on square section [D3]
Scotland
United Kingdom
This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.
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