James Swan auger bit

[SteveF]

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.

[Boatman53]

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

[Phil S.]

Jim-

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

Phil

[JClark]

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

[SteveF]

JClark said:

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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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Thanks Josh. It's odd that we never see them, now I've got three (all 7s).

[Martin S.]

Steve, have you ever been able to find any more of these?