James Swan auger bit
#7
I picked up three of these auger bits last week. They look like a short Cook's patent bit. First time I've seen these.



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#8
Someone on here was looking for some Swan bits. I don't remember who it was however. They look very interesting and stout.
Jim
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#9
Jim-

I was looking for a 1/4" Swan bit to complete a set, but nothing special, just the standard Jennings pattern.

Phil
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#10
I've been told that Swan had the exclusive rights to Cook's patents in the early 1900s, which sounds strange now that I repeat it since Cook's patent predates Swan by quite a ways. I would have thought the patent would have expired by the time Swan took over. I don't recall coming across a Swan-branded Cook bit before. They are all over the Swan catalogs though.

Josh
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JClark said:


I've been told that Swan had the exclusive rights to Cook's patents in the early 1900s, which sounds strange now that I repeat it since Cook's patent predates Swan by quite a ways. I would have thought the patent would have expired by the time Swan took over. I don't recall coming across a Swan-branded Cook bit before. They are all over the Swan catalogs though.

Josh




Thanks Josh. It's odd that we never see them, now I've got three (all 7s).
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Steve, have you ever been able to find any more of these?
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