Plane, Block

Object Name:

Plane, Block

Object ID:

1979.070.106

Description:

Plane, block. "E.S. LORD". Medium-to-light tan, fine-grained hardwood. Narrow annular rings both sides. Chamfer starts at notch halfway up front, proceeds upward to square front corner, extends to rear to a point 10.6" of length of plane where it drops down one inch at ~45 degree angle where there is a curved transition to lower level, due to fact that there are two top surfaces to plane. It then proceeds backwards to slightly rounded rear end then extends downward to a notch. Lower level of plane is one inch below top surface at front. Rear flat surface is 5" long. Chamfer on right side mirrors that on left. Cutting surface is flat. Width of iron: 2". At transition between upper and lower surfaces are two stubs of a handle which is a separate piece of wood inlaid into body. This inlaid piece is 4.3" long x 0.9" wide. In middle of rear stub of handle is an iron rod stub ~0.2" diameter. Some hammer marks on heel. Stamp on heel, all caps, serif: "E. S. LORD". Some hammer marks on toe. Stamp on toe: "E. S. LORD". Wedge missing. Iron stuck in place. Back iron which has concave, clipped corners. Slight protruding bolt staff sticking through it. Iron has slightly turned-over top edge, has flat top surface with clipped corners. Keyway in bed. Rectangular slot in iron with round keyway at top. Stamp on iron, rectangular with semi-circular arched top. Some serrated edges around outside of arch. "MOOLSO..." in arch. Further around: "..OTHERS". Across bottom are two lines: "WARRANTED / CAST STEEL". In middle of plane surface of arch is a shield symbol, flat top with pointed bottom. In it is an eight-pointed star.

Material:

Wood
Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-5.6 W-2.5 L-18 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer

Subjects:

Lord, ES