General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

cast metal [possibly including iron and brass]; hardwood handle & knob

Dimensions

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

Length

37.9 cm

Width

6.7 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

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 smooth or shape broad areas, in preparation for finer or detailed work.

Technical

Wider, heavier jack plane used for rough work, such as preparing broad areas such a truing panels. This example features the larger 2 3/8-inch iron (prior to 1939, the iron measured 2 1/4-inches wide.): given the markings on .3 lever cap, all components may not be original/contemporary. [Ref. 3] Leonard Bailey patented a bench plane in 1858. The Stanley company saw the potential success of Bailey's design and bought the patents from him. Stanley engraved Bailey's name on their planes for some years. The earliest planes have the name engraved in the chip breaker and adjustment wheel. [Ref. 2] This example illustrates some of the design elements which became Stanley plane standards. The frog [bed] for the cutting iron is adjustable to regulate the mouth's aperture; and special devices are incorporated in the plane for adjusting the cutter both laterally and vertically. [Ref.4]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"BAILEY" and "No 5 1/2" cast in raised print on body. "STANLEY" stamped into lateral adjusting lever. "PAT'D/ M,AR 25- 02/ AUG 19- 02/ APR 19- 10" cast in raised print on body, below cutter adjustment nut.

Missing

Appears complete, save broken and missing top portion of handle. Finish is very worn/missing in some areas. NB: not all components may be original/contemporary.

Finish

Cast metal plane [iron ?] appears to have had black Japanned [?] finish; medium brown hardwood handle and knob. Cutter adjusting nut has bright brass-colour finish.

Decoration

N/A