Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
fore plane
Object Number:
1944.101
Date:
1846
Medium:
Maple, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 26 x 3 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 66 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Maple trying plane composed of a rectangular stock perforated by a central slit through which a double blade is inserted at a downward angle and tightened with a wooden wedge; a curved handle is inserted into the fore end of the stock.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the plane was made by the donor's grandfather, John jacob Winters (1823-1907), from a sugar maple tree on his father's farm in Campaugh, N.J.
Credit Line:
Gift of Garrett H. Winter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
