Historical information

Before drills and braces, T-shaped augers were used to poke holes into wood, while smaller gimlets were used to start them.. A significant advance on the auger was the brace, which was originally designed with a single, permanently fixed bit at its end.
Hand drills were often called eggbeater drills for their similarity to that common kitchen tool using a crank to drive the drill into the wood

Physical description

A steel hand drill with hand crank and wooden handles