General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

stock or body

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal plane body; hardwood handle and knob.

Dimensions

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

Length

24.4 cm

Width

6.2 cm

Height

12.5 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

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This example presumably used after 1921 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 primarily for smoothing and producing a finished surface.

Technical

When spring-lever mechanism is closed, pressure exerted by the metal strip on underside of casting helps secure cutting iron. Metal smoothing plane (possibly No. 3) is shortest, and possibly the most common of all bench planes. [Ref. 3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"409" cast in raised print, near handle. "PAT. FEB. 3-91" stamped into lateral adjusting lever.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

All metal, save hardwood handle and tote (high knob). Black Japanned (?) finish is worn/missing in some areas.

Decoration

Finely ribbed pattern decorates recessed panels on upper- and lower-most areas of frog.