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1890–1959

Wood auger bit 14 mm, FAM mark (Mühlhoff, Remscheid)

Friedrich August Mühlhoff (FAM), Remscheid · Germany

Item passport

Maker
Friedrich August Mühlhoff (FAM), Remscheid
Country
Germany
Dating
Roughly late 19th to first half of the 20th century (about 1890–1950s).
Condition
Guide screw, working twist, cutting part and tang are preserved. Signs of use, darkening and age patina. A test hole came out at 14 mm, so the nominal size holds; it bores slowly…

Dimensions

  • Length207 mm

Hand auger bit for a brace, card no. 2. Nominal size 14 mm (the number "14" is struck on the square tang), overall length 207 mm, mass 72 g, diameter across the cutting edges 14 mm. Twist flute for chip removal, threaded guide screw, square tang. The round…

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History

Hand auger bit for a brace, card no. 2. Nominal size 14 mm (the number "14" is struck on the square tang), overall length 207 mm, mass 72 g, diameter across the cutting edges 14 mm. Twist flute for chip removal, threaded guide screw, square tang. The round shank carries a raised mark with two crossed bits; an "A" is visible on the left and a probable remnant of an "M" on the right.

Dating. Roughly late 19th to first half of the 20th century (about 1890–1950s).

Marks and stamps

  • probable

  • documented

Restoration

Cleaned with WD-40 and 0000 steel wool, then wiped with a cloth and preserved with ISO VG 68 oil. The original patina is largely kept. No sharpening had been done when the card was written.

Sources

Research status

Attribution to Friedrich August Mühlhoff (FAM), Remscheid is highly probable but not final: some letters are lost and an exact match with a dated original is not confirmed. The composition is close to the historical "FAM" mark with two crossed bits. The comparison was made by the owner visually against an image of the mark in the German trademark reference of holzwerken.de (Markensuche). The place of purchase does not prove the place of manufacture. Bought at a flea market in Frankfurt am Main; earlier history unknown. Card dated 17 October 2026.

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