Plane, Sun
- Object Name:
- Plane, Sun
- Object ID:
- 1953.001.03
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Sun Plane (for leveling the top rim of freshly staved barrels). Semi-circular. Medium-to-dark brown, hardwood. Chamfer on left side that is all the way up the front to square front corner, then across top to rounded back edge and all the way down the side. Chamfer on right side mirrors that on left side. On right and left side, adjacent to mouth are horizontal depressions for finger grips. These are near bottom edge of body. Tin plate screwed to bed with flathead, slotted, steel, wood screw. Iron missing. Mouth opening is 2.28" wide. Hole in middle of sole behind mouth which might be an exit hole for a drill or screw holding the tin plate. Some wear on sole in front of mouth near right side. Horizontal stamp on front on toe of characters then "[I]J WHITE". Second line "[B]UFFALO NY'". Paper label on back, lower left corner on heel, typed: "2-11-53".
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-2.8 W-4.2 L-14.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Found by the donor in the attic of the Stratton Company flour mill, Penacook, NH, in 1953, when the mill closed. The mill, eventually owned by the Stratton Company, was built in 1857. They also had a large barrel factory. By 1900, it was the largest flour mill in New England. The donor was vice-president of the company.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Donald J. McFarland
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