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1955.7.9.1

Adjustable screw stock in three pieces [.1-.3] [SM (Verve) 28/07/2014].

1955.7.9.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adjustable screw stock in three pieces [.1-.3] [SM (Verve) 28/07/2014].
Long description
Adjustable screw stock in three pieces [.1-.3] [.1] is tool comprising a frame with two thin arms and a rectangular hole in the centre which has two vice-like pieces of iron with a bolt 'thread' cut into the centre of them. [.2] is an iron key, which pushes the vice closed. [.3] is an iron rod, partially cut with a bolt thread. [SM (Verve) 28/07/2014] [SM (Verve) 28/07/2014].
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Kerala
Person
Maker Chinnian Asari
Field collector Derek G. Jenkins
Field collector Mary G. Jenkins
PRM source Derek G. Jenkins
PRM source Mary G. Jenkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1955
Date collected
By 1955
Acquisition information
Donated: 1955
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Perforated, Process Grooved
Dimensions
Length: max 246 mm, Width: max 46 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1955.7.9.1 Accession number: 1955.7.9.2 Accession number: 1955.7.9.3
Research and responses

According to the OED Online, screw stock is another name for a die. [CW 10/8/2000]

This tool was used for cutting the 'thread' into bolts [SM (Verve) 28/07/2014]

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