General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

gimlet bit

Patents

N/A

General Description

steel (?)

Dimensions

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

Length

12.5 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

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

Hilger Sobhne

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

Used for boring into, reaming out and/or penetrating another material.

Technical

Gimlet bit is used for boring pilot holes for screws and nails when cleanness of hole proper is less important. [Ref. 3] Also known as Twist bit; Half- Twist bit; Twisted or Wilk-Shell bit; Persian bit; Prussian bit; Cobra bit; Diamond bit; Snail bit; and Swiss Pattern Twist bit.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"HILGER/ SOBHNE" with logo ["H" within shield-shaped motif, beside inverted crown] and "GERMANY" stamped into tang.

Missing

None.

Finish

Metal [presumably steel].

Decoration

N/A