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Hand Drill - Metal, Circa 1848
Reg. No: SH 850377
- Summary:
- Hand Drill - Metal, Circa 1848. This drill was used for making holes in wooden posts for post and rail fences. Probably last used early this century, on one of the farms attached to a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia
- Description:
- Drill for hand-drilling of post and rail fence. It consists of a long, solid metal pipe, shaped at one end into a large brace (as in brace and bit), a long neck, flattened at the other end into a small circular piece, out of which protrudes, at right angles, a very short foot rest. Beyond this the pipe tapers to a point, which is hollowed out on one side. At the brace end is a wooden handle and there is a free-moving metal piping handle in the U of the brace.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, 1985
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 85.50 cm (Height), 28.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | psychiatric hospitals, hospitals, building equipment |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, Psychiatric Services Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | building maintenance |
| Place & Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, 1848 or later |
| References: | Oral history |
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