Title:
Post drill
Catalog Number:
0011.2
Description:
Champion no. 96 multi-speed self feeding blacksmith post drill with hand crank and side wheel to turn drill mounted on original post.
Date:
ca. 1900
Size:
H-46.5 W-12 D-17 inches
Inscription:
Model 96
Made:
Champion Blower and Forge Co., Lancaster, PA.
KID TALK:
This drill was hand powered by turning the crank or the large wheel on the side. There is a lever that turns with a self feeding feature that slowly pushed the drill bit down into the material being drilled.
Subjects:
Drill presses
Blacksmithing
Blacksmithing