Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1979.070.075

Creator:

Tileston, ThomasToolmaker

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Description:

Plane, molding. "T. TILESTON", "BOSTON". Dark-brown, fine-grained hardwood. Annular rings showing on both sides. Ray structure showing on toe. Long wood grain flecks showing vertically on both sides. Chamfer starts at notch near center, extends up front to front square corner to rounded back corner, down side to notch. Notch same height as top of extension. Chamfer on right side mirrors chamfer on left. Cutting surface is concave ogee with beveled land on top. Width of ogee from iron: 1.3"; bevel width from iron and body is ~0.3". Sole surface is curved upward from mouth to both ends. Right side of plane has flat, bottom edge. Left side consists of curved sole. Highest sole height at back is 2.1"; sole height at front 1.4". Some hammer marks on heel. Stamped on toe, vertically oriented at top facing right side. Box stamp, serrated left, top, and right edges. Plain border below top line. Second line has serrated bottom edge. right and left edges of bottom portion are irregular. Top line is all caps, serif: "TILESTON". Second line all caps, italics: "BOSTON". Second stamp is box, serrated edge, upper-lower case, serif: "Harrison Avenue". Iron has tang on left side. Tang bent slightly downward in middle. Stamp on top surface of tang near end: "W. BUSCHER". Single straight line across tang near knife end. Backing iron also has left-side tang. End slightly turned over from striking. Single line across tang at knife end. Some inactive corrosion on both blades of iron and back iron.

Material:

Wood
Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-6.1 W-2.1 L-9.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer