Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Gimblets and Augers
The traffic at Cadwallader Colden Jr.'s the store was very light on this day 250 years ago. Only nine items were transacted on three accounts.
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
Possibly another winter storm was keeping people from getting out, however there was no mention of adverse weather in New York newspapers.
Nancy Waugh purchased several fabrics and silk thread. John Belknap's boy slave picked up some snuff. Snuff and other tobacco products will be featured in a future blog.
Dinnes McPeick (Dennis McPeak?) purchased a gallon of New England rum, mohair yarn, and two gimblets.
A gimblet was a small tool for drilling holes...typically in wood. It was essentially a bit with a perpendicular handle.
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| Gimblet. Image Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg. |
In the prior six months, Colden had sold 19 gimblets of various sizes and prices.
An auger was similar to a gimblet, just larger in size and higher in price.
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| Auger. Image Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg. |
In the prior six months, Colden sold nine augers, usually 1/2 and 3/4 inch sizes.
See the link to Colonial Williamsburg and their discussion on Augers, Gimlets, and Braces. The term 'brace' has not appeared in the DayBook in the prior six months. Future dates have not been transcribed yet.
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