Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1979.070.035

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Description:

Plane, "J.C.", "A.T.W.", "BOSTON". Medium-brown hardwood. Prominent growth rings on left side and some in the grain of wood. Chamfers follow normal pattern. Extension on right side is very slight. 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. Plane has small sharp, straight chamfers across bottom, left, and right edges. Extension is about 0.05" high. Extension on right side has slight concave groove at bottom edge that flares out to right side and there is an inlaid steel plate on sole. Sole width 0.9" wide and inlet steel plate is 0.6" wide. Looks there are three flat-head screws holding longer portion of plate at rear and two flat-head screws holding sole plate at front in front of mouth. On rear sole plate, the center and front screws appear to have slots that have been filed flat and are therefore are quite faint. Cutting pattern for plane is flat surface. Stamped on heel vertically twice. The lower one: "J. C". Above facing opposite direction is "A.T.W." Six stamps on front, all vertically oriented. Two levels, one in front of the other. Older stamps behind. Long, rectangular one with serrated edges: "G DER {&} MURDOCK". Below that is rectangular stamp, serrated edges: "Gree{n}s Street" (some letters missing). On right rectangular box stamped serrated edges: "BOSTON". Stamped over those to left at top of heel is "J. C". To right of that is "A.T.W." with serif letters. To right of that is another "J.C". Iron has slight bend in tang and is stamped at end of tang: "M & Co". End slightly turned-over from hammering.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-4.7 L-7.6 D-0.6 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer