Auger, c. 1938

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Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

Dimensions

overall: 34.4 x 27.2 cm (13 9/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: overall length: 16 1/4" long; handle: 1 1/4" thick; bit: 1" diameter

Credit Line

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.8346

Artists / Makers

Alfonso Moreno (artist) American, active c. 1935

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right in graphite: ALFONSO MORENO verso: center in graphite: Oak Hand Auger and steel bit / Meas. / Length top of Auger to top of handle - 16 1/4" / Length of bit (screw part) 6 1/2" / Length of the handle 12 1/2 / Thickness of handle 1 1/4" Dia. center and tapering at ends / to 1" diameter / Bit = 1" Dia. / Made by Wm Dexter / Pleasant Prairie / year made ca 1880