drill bit
Description: Spiral-twist drill bit. From the shaft behind the single storey building to the rear of the youth centre in Foxdale.
Between 1845 and 1911 Foxdale produced 177,000 tons of silver-rich lead ore, but, unlike Laxey, almost no zinc and copper.
Measurements: overall: 42 cm x x x 2.5 cm
Materials: metal: iron
Object name: drill
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1983-0168c