Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1968.011.04.3

Place of Origin:

Greenfield, MA

Description:

Plane. Light brown hardwood with some annular marks on left side. Chamfer starts at a notch on the left side about halfway up, extends to square, front corner, then extends across top to a point where it drops down the side with a decrease in thickness of plane. Then it extends horizontally to rounded back corner then down side to terminal notch. Chamfer on right mirrors that on left. Cutting surface is flat. Mouth opening is 2.1" wide. Top front surface extends backwards 8.8". It then drops down with slightly concave curve then extends backwards 5" to rounded edge. Inlaid handle piece. Oval cross-section hand extends forward and upwards. Curved section at top that extends backwards with portion missing. Handle inlay is 0.95" wide, 3.75" long, with square front corner and back edge is rounded to coincide with handle. Strike button at front, 0.96" diameter. It extends upward 0.21". Top surface of strike button is darkened. Some abrasions to top edge of the button at front. Blades stuck in place. At body surface irons are 2.11" wide. Back iron had square, top edge and long, shallow clipped corners. Iron has square, top edge, and also long, shallow clipped corners that are slightly rounded. Top edge of iron is turned over front and back slightly.Slotted filister head screw holding iron and back iron together. Slot in iron with rounded keyway at top edge. Stamping on iron. Semi-circular text line: "GREENFIELD TOOL" serif letters. Below curved text is a diamond-shape symbol, wider than it is high with cross in center with almost equal arms then flat sections at end. On left side are two stamped letters: "H" "S" that are near each other. On top, left side near strike button are also "H" and "S" stamped. On toe is stamp, horizontal at top: "GREENFIELD TOOL Co / GREENFIEL[D] MASS". Seven punch stamps, 0.17" diameter.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-5.6 W-2.7 L-15.9 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Eva C. Sleeper