A Drill of Unknown Make, a Mystery Tool and Other Tools

[rxh]

Bought today for £10:
- Small double pinion drill. It looks a bit battered but works well after oiling. There is no visible maker's mark - does anyone know who it is made by?
- A mystery tool, marked: Browns patent R9642379, Made in England. Does anyone know what this is for? I tried looking up the patent number on Google but found nothing.
- Oval bolster mortice chisel, 3/16” (“pig sticker”). Stamped “IOSEPH”, upside down compared with the usual way. Makeshift handle in ash.
- Curved scraper, Goodell Pratt Company, Toolsmiths, Greenfield Mass. USA. Dark wood handle.
- Triangular scraper, no visible maker’s mark. Beech handle.
- Marking gauge, rosewood, no visible maker’s mark.

 

[Normancb]

That's a nice haul. The mystery tool is a rug makers tool - used for pulling bits of wool or rag through a hessian backing to make rugs.

 

[Cheshirechappie]

......and the hand-drill is a 1970's era one by Footprint Tools. The handle unscrews, and screws into the socket in line with the chuck. Some had a keyed chuck, but that one looks like a keyless version.

I think the three-square scraper is a home-made jobby; it was quite common at one time to make one by grinding the teeth off a worn-out three-square file. Not common to see one with a chisel handle!

Also not common to see that pattern of marking gauge in rosewood - they're usually beech.

 

[Racers]

It's a rug making tool, nice gauge!

Pete

 

[rxh]

Thanks for your replies. I may have to learn a new craft now

I also wondered if that scraper had once been a file. If so, the grinding has been very neatly done.

BTW, does anyone know why the screw of the gauge has a notch on it? I have seen such notches on other gauges but I have a similar beech one that has no notch.