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Vintage Metal Drill Bit Index Stand
Vintage Metal Drill Bit Index Stand

Vintage Metal Drill Bit Index Stand

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a vintage metal drill bit index stand. It is used to organize and identify various sizes of drill bits.

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Used Drill Bits

Materials

Steel

Sculptural Vintage Drill Bit Tool Display
Sculptural Vintage Drill Bit Tool Display

Sculptural Vintage Drill Bit Tool Display

Located in Chicago, IL

A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century American set of 32 steel large drill bits mounted on a wood base, originally used in a workshop, but brought into the home becomes a moder...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Steel

Drill Bit by KARTEL - unique handcarved marble sculpture - smooth finish
Drill Bit by KARTEL - unique handcarved marble sculpture - smooth finish

Drill Bit by KARTEL - unique handcarved marble sculpture - smooth finish

By KARTEL

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a gorgeous hand-carved white marble object. The marble is polished and has an amazing tactile feeling. This piece is celebrates our connection to everyday objects and remin...

Category

2010s Pop Art Used Drill Bits

Materials

Stone, Marble

Antique Industrial Hand Crank Iron Drill Press
Antique Industrial Hand Crank Iron Drill Press

Antique Industrial Hand Crank Iron Drill Press

Located in Forney, TX

The post drill is supplied with a self-feed mechanism that automatically advances the drill bit into the work while the drill is turning.

Category

Early 20th Century American Primitive Used Drill Bits

Materials

Iron

Macabre Eery Artist Made Cast Aluminum Claw with Talons
Macabre Eery Artist Made Cast Aluminum Claw with Talons

Macabre Eery Artist Made Cast Aluminum Claw with Talons

Located in Ferndale, MI

Wonderfully eery and macabre. There is a drill bit cast into the top. Posiibly for strength or hanging?

Category

Mid-20th Century American Gothic Revival Used Drill Bits

Materials

Aluminum

American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage
American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage

American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Assemblage include many wrenches, drill bits, saws and scissors. Heavy iron construction.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Used Drill Bits

Materials

Iron

Kate #7 #3
Kate #7 #3

Kate #7 #3

By Ant Pearce

Located in Brecon, Powys

Kate #7#3 is a plywood cut (cut using a drill, different drill bits used to form the different sizes circular cuts in the wood), this has then been inked up using black water based i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Used Drill Bits

Materials

Gold Leaf

Glass Top Dining Table with One of a Kind Steel Rebar Base
Glass Top Dining Table with One of a Kind Steel Rebar Base

Glass Top Dining Table with One of a Kind Steel Rebar Base

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Its unique base is a true work of art, crafted from a mesmerizing combination of rebar, gears, drill bits, and railroad nails. This one-of-a-kind design seamlessly blends industrial ...

Category

1980s American Organic Modern Used Drill Bits

Materials

Steel

Apothecary Cabinet by The Cleveland Twist Drill Company
Apothecary Cabinet by The Cleveland Twist Drill Company

Apothecary Cabinet by The Cleveland Twist Drill Company

Located in Oakville, CT

Authentic Cleveland Twist Drill oak machinist's cabinet used for storing drill bits and parts.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Shop-Built Wooden Swing-Open Tool Cabinet
Antique Shop-Built Wooden Swing-Open Tool Cabinet

Antique Shop-Built Wooden Swing-Open Tool Cabinet

Located in Dekalb, IL

The fitted interior incorporates vertical tool bays, open shelving, lower divided compartments, a small framed storage section, and a thick drilled block designed to organize bits or...

Category

Early 20th Century Used Drill Bits

Materials

Pine

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Original Painting of Drill Bits with Iron Frame
Original Painting of Drill Bits with Iron Frame

Original Painting of Drill Bits with Iron Frame

Unavailable

H 19.5 in W 15.5 in D 2 in

Original Painting of Drill Bits with Iron Frame

By Werner Franz Hoeflich

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This painting looks like an abstract until you get close,and it's and exact painting of drill bits. The frame, integral to the dynamic of the work is made of a heavy gray pig iron we...

Category

Late 20th Century American Used Drill Bits

Industrial Andirons
Industrial Andirons

Industrial Andirons

Unavailable

H 20 in W 15 in D 24 in

Industrial Andirons

Located in Woodstock, NY

A matched pair of andirons resembling crenellated towers. made from old, industrial drill bits. large scale with wide U shaped base.

Category

20th Century American Used Drill Bits

Materials

Iron

Bird in Tree

Richard RyanBird in Tree, 2014

Unavailable

H 56 in W 36 in

Bird in Tree

By Richard Ryan

Located in Milton, MA

The artist achieves this effect by drilling thousands of tiny holes in the surface of the woodblock using a rotary tool and small drill bits.

Category

2010s Realist Used Drill Bits

Materials

Woodcut

Bird 1

Richard RyanBird 1, 2008

Unavailable

H 53 in W 40 in

Bird 1

By Richard Ryan

Located in Milton, MA

Measuring 53 x 40 inches (image) the image was carved into the block with a fine chisel and drill bit. The edition of 25 was printed and published by master printer James Stroud at C...

Category

Early 2000s Realist Used Drill Bits

Materials

Woodcut

Head of Christ in limestone, Lorraine or Champagne, circa 1500
Head of Christ in limestone, Lorraine or Champagne, circa 1500

Head of Christ in limestone, Lorraine or Champagne, circa 1500

Located in Paris, FR

The crown of thorns is perforated by the use of a drill bit. Some traces of polychromy. The face has taken on a grayish color.

Category

16th Century Renaissance Used Drill Bits

Materials

Limestone

Ancient Turquoise Beads with Granulated 20k Gold Spacer Beads and Handmade Clasp
Ancient Turquoise Beads with Granulated 20k Gold Spacer Beads and Handmade Clasp

Ancient Turquoise Beads with Granulated 20k Gold Spacer Beads and Handmade Clasp

Located in Bloomington, IN

Turquoise is a soft stone and it was utilized early on for bead making as it can be shaped and drilled using flint drill bits and bow drills. But this also means that over time the s...

Category

15th Century and Earlier American Artist Used Drill Bits

Materials

Turquoise, Gold

Bronze Age Agate Beads with Lapis Lazuli and Granulated Silver Spacers
Bronze Age Agate Beads with Lapis Lazuli and Granulated Silver Spacers

Bronze Age Agate Beads with Lapis Lazuli and Granulated Silver Spacers

Located in Bloomington, IN

This is the result of very thin walls at the edge, the result of having a very large drill hole. Beads with drill hole diameters of 3 mm and more are very early, from before the inve...

Category

15th Century and Earlier American Artist Used Drill Bits

Materials

Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Silver

Sanctuary 2
Sanctuary 2

Richard TaylorSanctuary 2, 2019

Unavailable

H 72 in W 36 in D 18 in

Sanctuary 2

By Richard Taylor

Located in Milwaukee, WI

It is easily anchored with four concrete anchors which are provided. A hammer drill and the proper bit is all that is necessary for anchoring.

Category

2010s Abstract Used Drill Bits

Materials

Metal

Sanctuary 1
Sanctuary 1

Richard TaylorSanctuary 1

Unavailable

H 72 in W 36 in D 18 in

Sanctuary 1

By Richard Taylor

Located in Milwaukee, WI

It is easily anchored with four concrete anchors which are provided. A hammer drill and the proper bit is all that is necessary for anchoring.

Category

2010s Abstract Used Drill Bits

Materials

Metal

Tall Shelter
Tall Shelter

Richard TaylorTall Shelter

Unavailable

H 84 in W 21 in D 17 in

Tall Shelter

By Richard Taylor

Located in Milwaukee, WI

It is easily anchored with four concrete anchors which are provided. A hammer drill and the proper bit is all that is necessary for anchoring.

Category

2010s Abstract Used Drill Bits

Materials

Metal

Ancient Turquoise Beads with Ancient Glass Disc Beads and 20k Gold Clasp
Ancient Turquoise Beads with Ancient Glass Disc Beads and 20k Gold Clasp

Ancient Turquoise Beads with Ancient Glass Disc Beads and 20k Gold Clasp

Located in Bloomington, IN

Four thousand years ago, beads were drilled with stone bits that were turned with bow drills.

Category

15th Century and Earlier American Artist Used Drill Bits

Materials

Turquoise, Gold

Four Thousand Year Old Agate Beads with Carnelian and Lapis Lazuli Spacers
Four Thousand Year Old Agate Beads with Carnelian and Lapis Lazuli Spacers

Four Thousand Year Old Agate Beads with Carnelian and Lapis Lazuli Spacers

Located in Bloomington, IN

The risk of the bit seizing up and snapping off in the hole during drilling was greatly reduced.

Category

15th Century and Earlier American Artist Used Drill Bits

Materials

Agate, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli

Antique Drill Bit Holder & Drill Bits, As Found Industrial Sculpture
Antique Drill Bit Holder & Drill Bits, As Found Industrial Sculpture

Antique Drill Bit Holder & Drill Bits, As Found Industrial Sculpture

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique industrial two tiered lathe turned wood drill bit holder with drill bits and augers. Drill bits are not fixed and can be arranged in different positions.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Iron

BOND HARDWARE Silver Tone Drill Bit Rosary Necklace
BOND HARDWARE Silver Tone Drill Bit Rosary Necklace

BOND HARDWARE Silver Tone Drill Bit Rosary Necklace

Located in San Francisco, CA

BOND HARDWARE NYE "Drill Bit Rosary" necklace comes in stainless steel and features a chuck key with a drill bit pendant on s micro chain.

Category

20th Century American Used Drill Bits

Handmade Rotating Wooden Drill Bit Caddy c.1940
Handmade Rotating Wooden Drill Bit Caddy c.1940

Handmade Rotating Wooden Drill Bit Caddy c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

About An antique handmade rotating wooden drill bit caddy with stamped drill bit sizes on the side.

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Walnut

Antique Round Carpenter's Case for Drill Bits Storage Holder in Wood and Metal
Antique Round Carpenter's Case for Drill Bits Storage Holder in Wood and Metal

Antique Round Carpenter's Case for Drill Bits Storage Holder in Wood and Metal

By Stanley

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Antique wood collectible case to store drill bits. Old stock. Made of wood has metal moving parts on top.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Metal

Late Victorian American Oak Dental Cabinet
Late Victorian American Oak Dental Cabinet

Late Victorian American Oak Dental Cabinet

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H 59 in W 27.5 in D 17 in

Late Victorian American Oak Dental Cabinet

Located in Petaluma, CA

Believe it or not, dentists used this in their office to store their drill bits, tools, and other accoutrements. Drawers swivel, pull out, and have all sorts of interesting compartm...

Category

19th Century American Victorian Used Drill Bits

Materials

Brass

Early Workbench With Amazing Patina
Early Workbench With Amazing Patina

Early Workbench With Amazing Patina

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H 33 in W 84 in D 20 in

Early Workbench With Amazing Patina

Located in Peekskill, NY

The back wall plate must have over 50 holes drilled into its top edge for holding drill bits and tools.

Category

19th Century American Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Iron

Framed Wright Brothers Flyer III Artifacts
Framed Wright Brothers Flyer III Artifacts

Framed Wright Brothers Flyer III Artifacts

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H 25.25 in W 29.5 in D 2.75 in

Framed Wright Brothers Flyer III Artifacts

Located in New Orleans, LA

These tools would have been used in the making of their bicycles, gliders and all of their iconic Flyers created from 1903 to 1911, with the grease cups being utilized in Flyer engin...

Category

20th Century American Other Used Drill Bits

Antique American Oak Hardware Store Advertising Cabinet, Tool Storage C. 1900
Antique American Oak Hardware Store Advertising Cabinet, Tool Storage C. 1900

Antique American Oak Hardware Store Advertising Cabinet, Tool Storage C. 1900

Located in Bristol, GB

ANTIQUE OAK CABINET Made in the US as an in-store advertising piece for hardware stores to store and sell drill bits for ‘The Cleveland Twist Drill Co. Trade Mark, Clevland Ohio U....

Category

Early 20th Century American Used Drill Bits

Materials

Oak

Empty Sign
Empty Sign

Drew LeshkoEmpty Sign, 2017

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H 13 in W 11 in D 0.75 in

Empty Sign

By Drew Leshko

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece uniquely hangs by placing the tubing directly into the wall, so the piece is shipped with the correct size drill bit to create the hole for it. Please send us a direct me...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Drill Bits

Materials

Enamel, Wire

Tattoos by Bonnie and Clyde Sign
Tattoos by Bonnie and Clyde Sign

Tattoos by Bonnie and Clyde Sign

By Drew Leshko

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece uniquely hangs by placing the tubing directly into the wall, so the piece is shipped with the correct size drill bit to create the hole for it. Please send us a direct me...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Used Drill Bits

Materials

Enamel, Wire

Wright Brothers' Flyer III Artifacts
Wright Brothers' Flyer III Artifacts

Wright Brothers' Flyer III Artifacts

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H 30.13 in W 35.25 in

Wright Brothers' Flyer III Artifacts

Located in New Orleans, LA

These tools would have been used in the making of their bicycles, gliders and all of their iconic Flyers created from 1903 to 1911, with the grease cups being utilized in Flyer engin...

Category

20th Century American Other Used Drill Bits

Materials

Metal

Industrial Pair of Cast Iron Table Lamps Made from Oil Well Drilling Sleeves
Industrial Pair of Cast Iron Table Lamps Made from Oil Well Drilling Sleeves

Industrial Pair of Cast Iron Table Lamps Made from Oil Well Drilling Sleeves

Located in Astoria, NY

They retain their original yellow paint. The drilling sleeves are believed to be from the Smith Bits company that grew out of a blacksmith shop in Whittier, CA in 1902.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Iron

Antique Lathed Turned Wood Drill Bit Holder & Bits, As Found Sculpture Object
Antique Lathed Turned Wood Drill Bit Holder & Bits, As Found Sculpture Object

Antique Lathed Turned Wood Drill Bit Holder & Bits, As Found Sculpture Object

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique American lathe turned wood drill bit holder with drill bits. Bits are not fixed and can put in many different positions.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Drill Bits

Materials

Iron

Giant "Snap-On" Ratchet Tool Promotional Display Floor Lamp
Giant "Snap-On" Ratchet Tool Promotional Display Floor Lamp

Giant "Snap-On" Ratchet Tool Promotional Display Floor Lamp

Located in Hanover, MA

When setting about to convert this found object into a floor lamp the our workshop first had to do some creative welding to create a drill-bit long enough to go the distance and bore...

Category

2010s American Industrial Used Drill Bits

Materials

Chrome

Well Head or Well-Head, Marble, Iron, 19th Century
Well Head or Well-Head, Marble, Iron, 19th Century

Well Head or Well-Head, Marble, Iron, 19th Century

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H 30.71 in W 31.11 in D 31.11 in

Well Head or Well-Head, Marble, Iron, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

What are different are the materials, the decoration and the tools used to create these drill bits. The classicist influence of the brocal has already been mentioned.

Category

19th Century European Neoclassical Used Drill Bits

Materials

Marble, Iron

"Commerce and Industry", Beaux Arts/Art Deco Allegorical Mural w/ Male Nudes
"Commerce and Industry", Beaux Arts/Art Deco Allegorical Mural w/ Male Nudes

"Commerce and Industry", Beaux Arts/Art Deco Allegorical Mural w/ Male Nudes

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The lefthand figure is holding a length of ticker tape showing stock prices for the day, and the righthand figure, heavily muscled, is holding a sledgehammer with a long drill bit be...

Category

1920s American Beaux Arts Used Drill Bits

Materials

Paint

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Used Drill Bits For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of used drill bits for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique used drill bits was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and iron. Used drill bits have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Used drill bits made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — are very popular at 1stDibs. KARTEL produced beautiful used drill bits that are worth considering.

How Much are Used Drill Bits?

Prices for used drill bits start at $45 and top out at $4,800 with the average selling for $550.