Alfred Herbert Bench Pillar Drill Auger Bits certainly from the earlier period

certainly from the earlier period of bevel edge chisel design by Marples

a light machine polish would remove this

The ratcheting system is still in good working order

Interesting chisel which appears to be a user modified item

Vintage masonry bolster by Footprint

Alfred Herbert Bench Pillar Drill Auger Bits certainly from the earlier periodA piece of British machine tooling history! This pillar drill produced by Alfred Herbert, Coventry is a sample of the many pieces of machinery produced by Herberts that were the backbone of production in machine shops and industrial workshops globally. This particular item is a fairly small in the scale of the range of drills and machines produced by Herberts and could be easily mounted on a sturdy workshop bench. I would estimate its weight at approx