Plane

Object Name:

Plane

Object ID:

1979.070.099

Creator:

Tileston, ThomasToolmaker

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Description:

Plane, molding. "L DODGE", "T TILESTON", "BOSTON". Medium-brown hardwood. Annular rings showing both sides; some grain flecks showing on left side. Some deflections in pattern on right side where there is knot in wood. Chamfer starts in notch just above sole along front, extends upward to square front corner, extends backward across top edge to a square back edge, and then extends downward to a notch. Heel has boat-tail rounding at back end at top surface. Right side was modified but remaining chamfer conforms with that of left side. Sole of right side carved away so right side isn't as high as left. Cutting pattern is concave ogee curve with small bevel at right side. Sole curved upwards from mouth to toe and heel. Slight slot on right side for bevel. Sole height at front on right side: 1.4". Minimum sole height at front: 1.3". On left side on front: 2". Left side sole height at heel: 2"; minimum 1.1", right side: 1.3". Curved mouth surface. Bed surface has additional thin piece of wood added to it. This is held in place by two copper tacks on either side near top. Empty tack hole in center near bottom. This additional piece of wood is 0.1" thick. Some slight hammer marks on heel. Four horizontal stamps on heel. Top stamp is rectangular with serrated left, top, and right edge. Incomplete along bottom edge. It may be part of a larger stamp that includes a serrated bottom edge. Top portion all caps, serif: "TILESTON / BOSTON". "Boston" is in italics. Below that is rectangular stamp, serrated edges: "[Harrison]....Avenue". Below that is another stamp, rectangular, serrated edges: "L. DODGE". Iron and back iron. Back iron has rectangular protuberance on top surface which has flush bolt shaft in it. Iron has slot with round bolt head keyway at top of slot. Top of iron turned over in both directions by being struck. Top corners beveled slightly. Stamp on front of iron at top, rectangular with arched top, serrated edges. Letters in arch: "ISSAC C REAVES". Raised plain surface in center. In bottom portion: "WARRANTED / CAST STEEL".

Material:

Wood
Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-5.7 W-2.5 L-8.1 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer

People:

Dodge, Leonard (1805-1863)