Plane

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OBJECT TYPE: wood/fitting/tongue
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0250.001

MANUFACTURER: Wallace
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood plane and wedge/ Ferrous metal cutting iron, parts

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.7 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Height: 18.0 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: Wallace
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: This plane was manufactured by A. Wallace and Sons of Montreal between 1843 and 1885. At the height of their business, they had six employees. The plane is marked G. Olivier, the same surname as that of the donor.
Function: A hand tool used to make the groove for tongue and groove jointing.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering stamped on end reads 'WALLACE/ MONTREAL' and 'G. OLIVIER'/ Lettering stamped on other end reads '1 1/4'
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Stained brown and coated wood
Decoration: N/A

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Wallace, Plane, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2007.0250, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2007.0250.001/

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