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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 253988, member: 44&quot;]I think these are called bit braces with wood bits/augers.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brace_(tool)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brace_(tool)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brace_(tool)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of antique French bit braces:</p><p><a href="http://hus-boringt.wkfinetools.com/z_unusualBoringT/frenchBrace-01/frenchBrace-01-01.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://hus-boringt.wkfinetools.com/z_unusualBoringT/frenchBrace-01/frenchBrace-01-01.asp" rel="nofollow">http://hus-boringt.wkfinetools.com/z_unusualBoringT/frenchBrace-01/frenchBrace-01-01.asp</a></p><p><a href="http://hus-boringt.wkfinetools.com/z_unusualBoringT/frenchBrace-02/frenchBrace-02-01.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://hus-boringt.wkfinetools.com/z_unusualBoringT/frenchBrace-02/frenchBrace-02-01.asp" rel="nofollow">http://hus-boringt.wkfinetools.com/z_unusualBoringT/frenchBrace-02/frenchBrace-02-01.asp</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.patented-antiques.com/backpages/t-f-s/misctools/drills.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.patented-antiques.com/backpages/t-f-s/misctools/drills.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.patented-antiques.com/backpages/t-f-s/misctools/drills.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>An antique/vintage tool website would have more info and could possibly be able to date it. Here is a link to a listing of tool clubs:</p><p><a href="http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/links/links.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/links/links.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jonzimmersantiquetools.com/links/links.html</a></p><p><a href="http://jonzimmersantiquetools.com/clubs/clubs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://jonzimmersantiquetools.com/clubs/clubs.html" rel="nofollow">http://jonzimmersantiquetools.com/clubs/clubs.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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