Plane, Molding

Object Name:

Plane, Molding

Object ID:

1979.070.006

Creator:

Copeland, MelvinToolmaker

Place of Origin:

Hartford, CT

Description:

Moulding plane, wood. "L. DODGE", "M COPELAND", "WARRANTED". Hardwood, dark brown with light speckles wood pattern left side. On left side at front small groove halfway up left corner. Side is then smoothly chamfered up front and across top and down heel side. Terminates in another small groove. Grooves at same height at start of extension on right side. Top front corner roughly square. Top back corner is rounded. Shallow concave surface on top of extension. Bottom surface is single shallow concave groove. On left side at bottom edge is a single broad chamfer from front to back. Marking on toe. Near top vertically are two stamps at top of toe. Top stamp has serrated edge. Bottom stamp has serrated edges. Narrow ends of stamps are plain. Top stamp: "M. COPELAND". Bottom in italics: "WARRANTED" with the "W" worn. The "E" is very worn and "D" is slightly worn. Below that on toe, vertically oriented, stamped twice, serrated edges top, right, and bottom with plain left edge. Bottom edge has two rows of serrations. "L. DODGE". Number of dents on heel surface from it being struck with tool. Iron acting as back iron is stamped on top surface, two lines text in an incomplete outline symbol. Two curlicues on top that peak in center. Straight bottom line. Curves in ends that are worn and do not meet. Top line: "REAVES & SONS / CAST STEEL". Cutting iron has small stamp on the tang: "W. FIELD". Irons have single cutting surface on front. On front on one with cast steel, tang is at right side. On the other one, tang is on left side.

Material:

Wood
Iron

Dimensions:

H-5.6 W-1.4 L-9.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer

People:

Dodge, Leonard (1805-1863)