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Tool, Boring

Object Name:
Tool, Boring
Object ID:
1991.080.03.06
Creator:
Brown, JohnGunsmith
Place of Origin:
Fremont, NH
Date:
1850-1900
Description:
Group of 21 milling burrs. Part of a set of 64 gunsmithing tools from John Brown's shop in Fremont, NH. No markings on any burrs in this group.
Length overall ranges from 1.8" to 5.5"
Head diameter ranges from 0.3" to 0.5"
Head length ranges from 0.2" to 1.3"
Material:
Metal
Steel
Provenance:
All objects in this accession purchased at J. C. Devine auction at Sheraton Tara Wayfarer, Bedford, NH, Sept. 22, 1991. All from the collection of Henry Weber of Pelham, NH.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Gunsmiths, Gunsmithing
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