General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood and cast steel construction.

Dimensions

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

Length

65.6 cm

Width

7.7 cm

Height

18.4 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

Ohio

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Unknown

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

Used for finishing the surface and edges of long boards.

Technical

Also known as jointer or long planes, these planes typically have a flat sole, double cutting iron bedded square, and the shavings outlet located on top of the stock. 'Common Pitch' 45-degree angle-set irons are used for cutting soft woods; 'York Pitch' of 50-degree angle-set irons are used on hardwoods. [Ref. 3] This iron appears set at 45-degree angle.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"SCIOTO WORKS" and "27" stamped into toe end of stock. "OHIO TOOL CO./ CAST STEEL/ WARRANTED" stamped into parallel iron.

Missing

Several areas of loss to striking button. front grip knob missing (S. Warren)

Finish

Dark wood stock; wood (?) striking button is black; cast steel cutting iron

Decoration

N/A