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
Physical 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.
Significance
Example of building equipment used in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, 03 Jun 1985
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Place & Date Used
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Building maintenance
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
28 cm (Length), 85.5 cm (Height)
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References
Oral history
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Keywords
Building Equipment, Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services