1900–1969
Hand auger with a metal loop handle (unmarked, no. 5)
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- Dating
- Working hypothesis: about 1900–1960s, a wide approximate interval based on construction.
- Condition
- Cleaned and preserved; the dark historic patina and traces of use are retained, the surface is not polished to a mirror finish. The result of a drilling test and the hole diameter…
Dimensions
- Length146 mm
Compact hand auger with an all-metal loop handle formed by bending a rod. The free end of the rod is visible near where the handle joins the shank; there is no double connecting coil like on some other pieces of the group. The handle is elongated with a…
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Compact hand auger with an all-metal loop handle formed by bending a rod. The free end of the rod is visible near where the handle joins the shank; there is no double connecting coil like on some other pieces of the group. The handle is elongated with a slightly wavy outline. The working part has a short spiral flute and a threaded lead screw at the point. Length 146 mm, mass 49 g. Steel / iron alloy, grade not determined. No marks found. Catalogue number 05 / Frankfurt.
Dating. Working hypothesis: about 1900–1960s, a wide approximate interval based on construction.
Restoration
Cleaned with WD-40 and 0000 steel wool, then preserved with ISO VG 68 oil. No chemical blackening was applied.
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Research status
Maker and country of production are not established; purchase in Frankfurt indicates the place of find but does not by itself prove German origin. By the type of all-metal loop handle and self-feeding screw the tool is provisionally placed among common European hand augers of the late 19th to mid-20th century. Similarity of form does not allow a confident attribution to the same maker as the other augers of the group. Comparison with the Frankfurt group: no. 1 — 210 mm / 124 g; no. 2 SCHLAGRING 10 — 215 mm / 120 g; no. 3 — 191 mm / 73 g; no. 4 — 153 mm / 48 g; no. 5 — 146 mm / 49 g (7 mm shorter than no. 4 but 1 g heavier). To be established: the actual hole diameter, performance in wood, the state of the lead screw, close-up photographs of the cutting part if needed. Bought at a flea market in Frankfurt am Main in late September 2026; the price is 1 € (confirmed by the owner). Data from photographs and the owner's information, October 2026.
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