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Molding plane with concave-shaped blade. 1 5/8" round cut.
Description:
molding plane--wood is chipped near the blade edge in the back of the plane. Beech wood. by H.Hills, Springfield, MA. L.N. Fay, owner
Date:
1845-51
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with curved circular open area in base near blade.
Description:
Molding plane--very small holes have eroded the wood in three places on one side. many scratches. Opening is wider on one side. 1.25” rabbet cut. Beech wood. Appears to be mechanic made.
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with very thin base, 0.75" rabbet cut
Description:
molding plane with traces of green paint found on the bottom. Beech wood. by D. Colton & B. Sheneman, Philadelphia. I. McNutt, owner unusual side boxing
Date:
1846-1852
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with concave blade, 0.75" round cut
Description:
molding plane; on the side where the blade is not exposed at all, there are curved surface scratches revealing a lighter wood below. this is in the upper right hand corner. Beech wood. by H. Hills, Springfield, MA.
Date:
1845-1851
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with concave blade. 7/8" round cut.
Description:
on side up without blade exposed, there are two cuts into the wood at the same level, of the same size and shape. by H.Hills, Springfield, MA. molding plane made of Beech wood.
Date:
1845-51
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with very narrow concave blade, 0.25" side bead
Description:
molding plane with many knicks and scratches. smudge of white paint visible on non-blade side. blade is very rusty. beech wood. boxed.by W. Parkes, Birmingham, England
Date:
1818-21
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with concave blade.
Description:
solid back of the plane extends lower than area with blade. sash cut. Grooves are lightly embedded in the side near the blade. There is a deep nick in the side near the blade. Beech wood. by Marshall of Glasgow, Scotland.
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane, 3/8" bead cut
Description:
molding plane made of beech wood. by D. Colton & B. Sheneman, Philadelphia Excellent double boxing. logos: I. McNutt 3/8 I. McNutt D.COLTON and B. SHENEMAN No. 297 MARKET ST PHILA. I. McNUTT WARRANTED
Date:
c. 1846-52
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with very narrow concave blade. i.e., 3/16" bead cut
Description:
faded faint yellow paint smudge on solid back of molding plane. beech wood, bored with boxwood. I. McNutt, wonder D. Colton & B. Sheneman, makers D.COLTON and B. SHENEMAN No. 297 MARKET ST PHILA. I. McNUTT WARANTED
Date:
1846-1852
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with slighlty concabe blade, sash cut.
Description:
molding plane made of beech wood. by Marshall, Glasgow, Scotland D. Walker and C. Taylor, owners
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with concave metal blade. 5/8" bead cut.
Description:
beech wood molding plane. by H. Chapin, Pine Meadow, CT Boxed, with front of box missing. Catalog # 123. J.B. Rufe, owner
Date:
c. 1825-1860
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with no metal blade. 0.25" blade cut.
Description:
molding plane; There are traces of green paint on the bottom. Beech wood. by Bennett B. Burley of Glasgow, Scotland. D. Walker, owner. logos: 1/4 D. WALKER other side: D. WALKER three B's in a circle BENNET & BURLEY GLASGOW WARANTED
Date:
late 19th C.
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with concave blade, 5/8" round cut
Description:
molding plane with dot of green paint near bottom center on solid back. wood shavings trapped near blade. beech wood. by H. Hills, Springfield, MA
Date:
1845-51
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with very narrow concave blade. 3/16" bead cut.
Description:
molding plane made of beech wood. by Marshall of Glasgow, Scotland boxed with boxwood. wedge shows crushing type damage.
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with convex blade and bottom edge. 3/4" hollow cut.
Description:
molding plane beech wood. L.N. Fay, owner H. Hills, Springfield, MA, maker.
Date:
1845-51
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with concave metal blade. 5/8" bead cut.
Description:
many cuts and nicks all over molding plane plane. beech wood, boxed with Boxwood. by Marshall of Glasgow, Scotland. logos: MARSHALL other side: GLASGOW D. WALKER 5/8 D. WALKER WARANTED
Date:
c. 1883-1904
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with convex blade and base 7/8"
Description:
molding plane--blade is very rusty. beech wood. by H. Hills, Springfield, MA L.N. Fay, owner
Date:
1845-51
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with narrow convex blade. 1/2" hollow cut.
Description:
more than half of the top of the base is a variety of dark shades. the lower part is light wood. beech wood. by H. Hills, Springfield, MA. L.N. Fay, owner molding plane
Date:
1845-1851
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with very narrow concave blade, 1/2" round cut
Description:
molding plane made of Beech wood by H.Hills, Springfield, MA
Date:
1845-1851
Item type:
molding plane
Molding plane with convex blade with straight sides. 5/8" hollow cut.
Description:
dark reddish brown spot on upper portion of blade-side base. beech wood. by Burnham & Fox Co., Amherst, MA molding plane
Date:
1842-4
Item type:
molding plane
Handled molding plane with 1 1/16" nosing cut jack plane
Description:
jack plane used for rough, preliminary planing. 1 1/16" nosing cut convex edge of blade enabled it to cut deeply. gold / brown paint is smeared on one side of the stock (base). small nail near base of handle. Beech wood. by Samuel Bibighaus,…
Date:
1850's
Item type:
jack plane
Handled match plane for groving. rabbet plane
Description:
Thin sheet of metal reinforces area near blade- attached with 5 large flat nails. Wedge arms. Beech wood. Replacement wedge. rabbet plane
Item type:
rabbet plane
Large key with old tag attached.
Description:
key--Handprinted on accompanying tag: "FIRST CONGRESS HALL" The handle of the key has an 8-shaped opening.
Item type:
key
Large metal key with thin oval handle.
Description:
There is a chip at the end of the key. no tag.
Item type:
key
Metal key with thin oval handle
Description:
metal key
Item type:
key
Thick metal key, hollow
Description:
There are three almost complete circles attached to the end of the key.
Item type:
key
Gullwing cabinet scraper, molding curve
Description:
Blade on the molding curve is very rusty, not sharp. wooden body. steel blade, blade possibly made from an old saw blade. excellent form.
Date:
late 19th C.
Item type:
smoothing curve
Heavy metal long strap hinge with rivets
Description:
rivets have wide flat bases. strap hinge has tapering width. very rusty.
Item type:
strap hinges
Lightweight long thin carved piece of wood
Description:
very lightweight dark wood. pieces are broken off at each end. Initial length and purpose of object unknown
Item type:
decorative wooden piece
Plane knife with large-headed screw coming through it.
Description:
plane knife; very rusty in the blade area. steel. 1 of 4 in the collection of teh Carpenters' Company which is inscribed by W.BUTCHER
Item type:
plane knife
Long plane knife with no screws or open areas
Description:
plane knife; cast steel. 1 of 4 inscribed by W.BUTCHER
Item type:
plane knife
Plane knife with large key hole-like opening in center
Description:
plane knife; cast steel. 1 of 4 plane knives inscribed by W.BUTCHER
Item type:
plane knife
Plane knife with large key hole-shaped opening
Description:
plane knife; cast steel. 1 of 4 plane knives inscribed by W.BUTCHER
Item type:
plane knife
Plane knife with large key hole-shaped opening
Description:
plane knife; cast steel. several rust spots. logo with some letters undecipherable, the right half says: Tool Co. MADE FROM BUTCHERS CAST STEEL
Item type:
plane knife
Plane knife with large key hole-shaped opening in center
Description:
logo: ISAAC GREAVES WARANTED CAST STEEL logo includes what appears to be a coat of arms plane knife
Item type:
plane knife
Plane knife; 2 pieces are connected by a large-headed screw
Description:
cast steel plane knife some discoloration and rusting.
Item type:
plane knife
Plane knife; 2 pieces are held together by a large-headed screw.
Description:
cast steel plane knife very rusty
Item type:
plane knife
Plane knife with angled blade.
Description:
blade at bottom is at an angle from the rest of the plane knife. very rusty. no inscriptions visible
Item type:
plane knife
Small rusty plane knife with large-headed screw attached
Description:
small rusty plane knife with large-headed screw attached
Item type:
plane knife
Rusty iron cut nail
Description:
small thin flat head nail. rectangular stem. blunt point.
Item type:
cut nail
Rusty iron cut nail
Description:
long thin irregularly shaped cut nail rectangular stem. blunt point. thin flat head.
Item type:
cut nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6, each one of a different length and width.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. stem was obviously formed by hand, because of inconsistency of width. point is flat and wide, not sharp.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought iron nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. point is flat but sharp.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
1 of a set of 6. area near the point is very irregular, suggesting that it has been knocked off. hand wrought nail;
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. point is flat and irregularly shaped.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. stem is much shorter than the rest of the set. much more regularly shaped than the rest of the set.
Item type:
wrought nail
Silver metal paring chisel
Description:
paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade
Item type:
paring chisel