Wedge

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1972.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: hinge
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal [probably iron]

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This example presumably used after 1917 and until late 1940s; possibly used later.
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 to fill gap and exert pressure between two surfaces.
Technical: The lever cap fitting on the Stanley 110 model plane was prone to damage, making it difficult or even impossible to maintain sufficient pressure on the cutting iron. Users frequently performed crude repairs or devised ingenious means to hold the iron securely in place. Often the damaged lever cap was removed completely, and a wedge fashioned and inserted under the cross rod. In this example, a metal hinge was used as a wedge: when positioned snugly under the plane iron, sufficient tension is maintained to keep the iron in place. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: None.
Finish: One side of iron [?] hinge painted pea-green.
Decoration: N/A

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