General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

cast metal.

Dimensions

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

Length

4.0 cm

Width

3.0 cm

Height

9.7 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

United States of America

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

To protect and secure the plane's cutting iron.

Technical

Earlier models [c. 1876- early 1880s] of lever cap for the 110 had decorative castings, including twin arched openings in body and a floral pattern. The plane cap lost it's distinctive appearance in the early 1880s: by the early 1890's the lever cap was featureless. [Ref.3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"241" stamped into underside of cap.

Missing

None.

Finish

Bright silver nickel-plating on cap exterior is worn, especially on edges.

Decoration

N/A