General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

26.0 cm

Width

6.1 cm

Height

13.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Stanley

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Saskatchewan

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS COLLECTION OF TOOLS BELONGED TO A CARPENTER WHO EMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND IN 1910 & SETTLED IN MOOSE JAW, SASK./ THE TOOL CHEST & MOST OF THE TOOLS WERE BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM ENGLAND & USED TO BUILD HIS 1ST 2 HOUSES AS WELL AS SOME FURNITURE.

Function

USED TO SMOOTH CURVED WOOD SURFACES/ USED BY WHEELWRIGHTS, COACHBUILDERS & OTHER TRADESMEN

Technical

BOTH HALVES OF THE SOLE PLATE CAN BE ADJUSTEDSIMULTANOUSLY BY TURNING ONE SCREW/ THIS EXAMPLE DOES NOT HAVE THE GRADUATED SCALE MKGS ON THE SIDE GEARS THAT WERE PATENTED IN 1903 TO AID IN ACCURATELY SETTING THE SOLE TO A PARTICULAR CURVATURE (REF #2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST INTO FRONT KNOB 'STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO.'/ BELOW KNOB CAST IN 'NO. 113'/ STAMPED ON SIDE 'PAT'D./ JUNE 17 79.'/ STAMPED ON TOP OF CUTTER 'STANLEY/ PAT [AP?] '92'

Missing

N/A

Finish

SOME PTS PAINTED BLACK, REST ARE SILVER-GREY OR BRASSY COLOUR WITH RUSTY CORROSION IN PLACES

Decoration

N/A