General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

body or stock

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal

Dimensions

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

Length

26.5 cm

Width

3.8 cm

Height

12.2 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

Used primarily for shaping window and door frames; for fitting backs into carcase work; and for joint work

Technical

Popular and widely used plane by Stanley features 2 beds for cutter, adjustable depth stop and 3-pronged spur [stop & spur are missing on this example], and fence. This adjustable fence could be fitted on right or left sides of plane.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"No. 78" and "STANLEY" cast in raised print on face of plane body. "B" cast in raised print on reverse, near blade housing for bullnose work.

Missing

Plane body is intact. Overall, threaded rod for mounting fence, depth gauge and scorer are missing. Areas of original black Japanned (?) finish are missing.

Finish

Selected areas of original black Japanned (?) finish on silver metal plane body are missing.

Decoration

N/A