Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
nosing plane
Object Number:
1948.446
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 3 in. ( 11.4 x 28.6 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front of plane: "AUBO[__]/AUBO[__]"
impressed: on blade: "NEWBOULD/WARRANTED/CAST STEEL"
Description:
Wooden hollow plane composed of a rectangular stock with a flat sole perforated by a central slit through which a double edge curved blade is inserted at a downward angle and tightened with a wooden wedge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wolfe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
