Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1968.011.04.2

Place of Origin:

Portland, ME

Description:

Plane. Wood and steel. Chamfer on left side starts in notch on front halfway up, extends upward to square front ends. Extends length of body to rounded back end and down side to notch about halfway up. Chamfer on right side mirrors that on left side. Black and white marks on sole. Large central crack in toe from top to bottom and extends on sole about 2". Three small cracks on left side behind iron. Surface dirt and some staining on right side. Hammer marks in heel. Cracks in heel, one of which extends up sole about 1.25". Inlaid handle piece 3.8" long, 0.9" wide. Has square front end and rounded back end. Crack on right side of handle insert that extends forward. Handle roughly oval cross-section and extends upward and toward front. Curved section extends backward over handle. Iron has straight front edge. Back iron has flat top and long, clipped edges. Iron has flat top and slightly elongated clipped edges. Top of iron slightly turned over from being struck. Flat-head slotted screw head on surface of back iron. It has chamfered edges. Stamp on toe with semi-circular text line across top. Decorative symbol under it with three circles and a line through them, then bottom text line. Text: "EMERY WAT...USE CO". Below that in straight line: "PORTLAND, ME".

Material:

Wood
Metal
Steel
Iron

Dimensions:

H-6.6 W-2.7 L-16 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Eva C. Sleeper