General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood (including boxwood) and metal

Dimensions

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

Length

23.8 cm

Width

3.3 cm

Height

14.1 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

Dalpe

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Roxton Pond

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940s; possibly also used earlier.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1] For over a century (early 1800s-c. late 1920s), Roxton Pond craftsmen were producing large quantities of quality hand tools. [Supp. Info. 2004.1605, Ref. 5] Sem Dalpe made planes c. 1860 - 1895 in Roxton Pond, PQ. From 1873-1876 he and his brother-in-law Philippe Nicol were business associates, operating the Roxton Pond Tool Co. Upon Dalpe's death in 1895, his plane factory and other holdings were sold to Arthur Monty. [Supp. Info. 2004.1605 , Refs. 5 & 6.]

Function

Used to produce quirk or side bead [pattern] moulding.

Technical

Quirk or side bead moulding was often used at the joint between boards as in match boarding. A side bead plane produced a narrow groove at the back of the bead. Like other narrow planes, bead planes become worn and can lose their shape and consequently the accuracy of their cuts. For that reason, boxwood strips are usually inserted in the sole to reinforce the area containing the quirk and fence. Sometimes a wide beechwood strip is fitted to the side of the stock, to allow for wear on the shoulder. [Ref. 3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"J. ANTHONY" and "S. DALPE/ ROXTON POND, P.Q." stamped into one end of stock; "3/8", "J. ANTHONY" and "X" stamped into opposite end.

Missing

None.

Finish

medium brown hardwood stock; boxwood (?) reinforcement on sole; wooden wedge; steel (?) cutting iron.

Decoration

N/A