General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood and metal components

Dimensions

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

Length

23.2 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

12.5 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

Watkins

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Bradford

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]

Function

To shape surface of wood by removing thin strips from surface.

Technical

Specific style and function of this plane could not be determined at time of cataloguing. G. Gouldburn tentatively identified this tool as a type of of dado plane, based (presumably) on 45-degree skew blade. However, lane lacks depth gauge and double nicker set before iron, two classic elements of dado plane.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" W. WATKINS/ BRADFORD", coat of arms (? possibly a lion & unicorn), and "J. ANTHONY" stamped into toe end of stock. "J. ANTHONY" stamped into opposite end.

Missing

Wedge and iron possibly not original/ modified.

Finish

Dark brown wood stock and wedge; darkened metal cutting iron.

Decoration

N/A