Plane, Molding

Object Name:

Plane, Molding

Object ID:

1985.055

Creator:

Sargent, Philip (1790-1858)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1827-1858

Description:

Plane, molding, made by Philip Sargent (1790-1858), Concord, NH. Beech. For quirked ogee and bead molding. Medium-brown, fine-grain, hardwood. Wide annular rings showing on sides and on heel and toe. Chamfer starts left side small notch, more than halfway up front. leads to square front corner, then extends towards top surface to back rounded corner then down to notch. Chamfer on right side mirrors that on left side. That chamfer starts and stops at top edge of wide extension. Top surface of extension slopes slight down to the right and top surface is concave. Bottom edge on left side has shallower chamfer that leads to start of cutting surface. Cutting surface is small, deep groove, followed by wide sima curve followed by small notch. First small groove 0.29" deep. Sima curve is 0.45" deep. Blade tang is on left side and tapers to small, square end which is slightly turned over from being struck. Stamp on surface of tang nearer top end, partially visible: "W M ASH C[o]". On blade is rectangular, paper label, white with blue ends, two lines handwritten "3881-02 / $16-". On toe are vertically oriented stamps facing left side, rectangular box with serrated edges: "P SARGENT". Next is rectangular box stamp, serrated edges: "CONCORD". Below box stamp, serrated edges: "NH".

Material:

Wood
Beech
Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-5.4 W-2.2 L-9.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Kenneth D. Roberts

People:

Sargent, Philip (1790-1858)