Auger
- Object Name:
- Auger
- Object ID:
- 1968.011.06.2
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Description:
- Auger. Wood, steel, and brass. Slightly bulbous handle with minor bulbous areas at each end. Square steel shaft that passes into handle. Round brass terminal locking device that is flush on top surface of handle. Surfaces at top of shaft are flat and smooth; flat, smooth chamfers on their corners. Shaft then expands into an elongated spoon-type auger with deeply threaded, gimlet-type bottom tip. Spoon diameter: ~0.8". Gimlet end ~0.8" long. Spoon trough ~9" long. Shaft stamped on one side, near top on flat surface: "J. BROMBACHER / NEW YORK". Grease pencil mark inside top end of spoon, "$6."
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-17.9 W-9.9 D-1.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eva C. Sleeper
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