Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jack plane
Object Number:
1948.439
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 16 x 2 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 40.6 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on blade: "[Illeg]/WARRANTED/CAST STEEL"
impressed: on front of stock: "SANDUSKY/TOOL CO./OHIO"
Description:
Wooden trying plane composed of a rectangular stock with a flat side perforated by a slit thorugh which a double straight edge 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.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wolfe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
