Millers
Falls
No.5 eggbeater drill: Type 7 - Now with "No.5" stamped on the spindle housing. Some of the No.2 types were similarly stamped, but "No.2" of course. There are no other markings, not even on the no-springs, 3-jaw chuck. The crank is not marked and is of a shape not seen on any other Millers Falls drill. It might be a user-made crank, except that it has the same age patina as the rest of the drill. Images by and with the permission of Dan Derickson; edited to fit page format. |
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![]() Dan was able to fit a more correct, three-jaw, no-springs chuck as shown above.
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![]() Here the same drill is shown with the later type of chuck as Dan obtained it. |
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Note
that Type 6 and earlier No.'s 1, 3 & 5 drills have a cylindrical
(i.e., tubular) ferrule on the main handle rather than the deep-drawn
brass as seen in this drill. No.2 drills had a problem with season cracking in these cold-worked ferrules not seen on most No.1, 3 or 5 drills.
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