Shell/nose auger - shipwright's tool.
Donated by Messrs Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd.
Museum number 1976-1591
This long boring tool made deep holes in ships' timbers to take the wooden pegs and metal bolts which held the ship together.
Shell/nose auger - shipwright's tool.
Donated by Messrs Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd.
Museum number 1976-1591
This long boring tool made deep holes in ships' timbers to take the wooden pegs and metal bolts which held the ship together.
Links:
[1] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/collectiontype/history-working-life
[2] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/objectcategory/marine-ship-building
[3] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/category/objectname/tool
[4] https://www.mcmanus.co.uk/sites/default/files/adlib/no_photo.jpg