Plane, Molding

Object Name:

Plane, Molding

Object ID:

1979.070.020

Creator:

Brooks, Peter

Place of Origin:

East Hartford, CT

Description:

Plane, molding. "P BROOKS", "E HARTFORD". Medium-brown, fine-grained hardwood. A few grain patterns flecks on left side. On left small horizontal groove at front edge on left side about halfway up. Upward from groove, edge is chamfered to a right angle top front edge. Top left edge is chamfered from front to rounded back edge. Back edge chamfered downward to a small horizontal groove that roughly corresponds with height of extension on right side. On right side chamfering mirrors the configuration on left side. Top of extension has shallow concave groove in it. Big insert approximately 0.8" high, 0.45" wide, which has square recessed key on its left side, which is longest vertical side. It is roughly centered left to right. From left, insert is flush with bottom of plane. Small half-round groove in insert and slightly pointed groove to right and slightly up. Then there is flat horizontal land at right. Some slight shrinkage in insert lengthwise and horizontally. Plane marked at front, stamped in plain-edge boxes, top: "P BROOKS", serif letters. Box below is italics, all caps: "E HARTFORD". Blade has some slight corrosion on surface that seems inactive. Some delamination of tang near end. End is slightly flared due to hammering.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-5.6 W-1.1 L-9.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer