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Double-twist spiral auger bit. James Cracroft used this bit while he was working as a cooper in Kansas from 1867 until his death in 1900. He brought coopering tools from Indiana at the close of the Civil War, first using them in Fort Scott, Kansas, until about 1880 and thereafter at Hartford, Kansas. Coopers use augur bits to create bungholes in barrels.
Date: between 1850 and 1860
Item Number: 224820
Call Number: 1933.15.5
KSHS Identifier: 1933.15.5
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Coopers
Collections - Museum
Date - 1800-1819
Date - 1854-1860
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Cities and towns - Hartford
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Lyon
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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