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Looks like my father's old brace and no bits. Never know when/where you might need a hole. Even his hammers are a bit outdated. Things change. Knowing the old ways and learning new ways is always helpful.

Sometimes the old ways are the best ways.
I have a old brace and bit set I bought at rummage sale for zip.
New, they're expensive.
When I worked commercial construction we had a project that involved drilling multiple holes in railroad size oak timbers.
The boss bought a heavy duty 3/4' drill and wood bits for it to do the job.
Oak is extremely hard. Too much down force you end up smoking the bit and even worse binding the bit.
Big strong guy with no experience in drilling 1 1/4 holes in hardwood, tried the "muscle" the job.
Bit bound up, and the torque from that 3/4 drill snapped and broke one of his wrists and strained ligaments in the other.
Old finish carpenter on the job had the solution in his truck. Old school brace and bit and some sweat equity.
Something to remember if you ever need big holes in hard, large dimensioned lumber. ;)