701072 Conical spoon auger or reamer, 16th or 17th century (ash, steel & iron) by French School; length: 59.7 cm; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: tari癡re Used by wheelwrights to cut the axle-tree sockets in naves for coach and cart wheels, this solid-ash tool has a long blade set in a tapering shaft. The diameter of the socket in the nave could be varied according to the wheel diameter required by the wheelwright.); French, out of copyright.