Drill, Woodworking
Drill, Woodworking
Drill, Woodworking

Drill, Woodworking

Object number2016.149.2 a,b
OriginUnited States
MediumIron; Steel(?); Wood; Paint
Credit LineGift of Catherine DeRiggi
DescriptionWoodworking drill consisting of brace and drill bit.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 13.75 × 7.375 × 2.75 in. (34.9 × 18.7 × 7 cm)
Length x Diameter (b): 10.5 × 0.75 in. (26.7 × 1.9 cm)
Marks(b)
Top end has engraved "11".

Engraved text along the smooth section of the shaft "IRWIN - US of A".
Historical NotesThe brace and bit drill, a common tool used by general laborers, belonged to Angelo Iannotta. Angelo Iannotta was married to Giacinta Ferri Iannotta. Giacinta was originally from Posta Fibreno, Italy. She immigrated to the Lower Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1920, with her husband, Angelo Iannotta. Incredibly devout, as many Italian immigrant women were, she was a frequent church goer and dues-paying member of the Franciscan Missionary Union and the Apostleship of Prayer (League with the Sacred Heart) at St. Peter the Apostle, former Catholic parish of the Italian community of the Hill District.
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