Plane, Molding

Object Name:

Plane, Molding

Object ID:

1979.070.037

Creator:

Kellogg, JamesToolmaker

Place of Origin:

Amherst, MA

Description:

Plane, molding. "J KELLOGG", "AMHERST MS". Medium to light-brown, fine-grained hardwood. Some slight flecks in wood grain on left and right side. Prominent growth rings on toe and heel surfaces. Cutting pattern is flat on left side, leads to very small semi-circular groove then a small notch, then an elevated land to right. Insert for the notch cut, ~0.15" wide x 0.9" high. On left small horizontal groove at front edge on left side almost to top. 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 0.1" deep. Stamped on heel and toe: on heel stamped near center: "1" then double-curved line then "8". Stamped on front vertically-oriented, two of them, box stamps with serrated edges, all caps, serif: "J. KELLOGG". Below that box stamp, serrated edges, all caps, serif: "AMHERST....S". Iron's tang on left side. End is slightly turned-over. Front surface on tang near top are two lines stamped, one is perpendicular to tang, the other diagonal, close together near top end.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-5.6 L-9.5 D-0.9 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer