Miner's Breast Drill Chest Piece

1890 – 1940

Breast drills were used to drill holes for explosives with a fuse. The miner would push the plate against his chest, keeping a steady pressure and forcing a drill bit deeper into the coal via a hand crank

Steel. H 4.5, W 40.1, D 5.6 cm
Steamtown National Historic Site, STEA 4667