Bit, brace

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OBJECT TYPE: CENTRE
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0868.001

MANUFACTURER: Walter, T. & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Hand
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Walter
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO BORE CLEAN, COMPARATIVELY WIDE & SHALLOW HOLES IN WOOD
Technical: UNTIL THE MORE GENERAL USE OF TWIST BITS THE CENTRE BIT WAS THE MOST COMMON OF WOODWORKING BITS. IN USE THE NICKER OR SHARP SPUR-CUTTER DESCRIBES A CIRCLE AROUND THE CENTRE SPIKE; THE CUTTER PARES AWAY THE SURFACE INSIDE THE CIRCLE. THIS BIT HAS CUT-OUT SECTION IN TANG, INDICATING ITS USE IN SPRING-LATCH BRACE. THESE BITS COULD ONLY BE USED IN A PARTICULAR BRACE, AS SIZE & POSITION OF CUT DIFFERED. C.1868 SQUARE TANG SPOFFORD & BARBER BRACES INTRODUCED, ELIMINATING THIS PROBLEM. (SALAMAN, PP.75-77)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'T.WALTER&Co/ CASTSTEEL' STAMPED IN BIT SHAFT
Missing: NONE
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Walter, T. & Co., Bit, brace, before 1900, Artifact no. 1986.0868, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0868.001/

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