General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

double cutter

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal (probably iron)

Dimensions

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

Length

25.5 cm

Width

5.0 cm

Height

2.2 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

Bailey

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940s; possibly used c. 1858+.

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

To reduce the thickness and shape the surface of wood.

Technical

Height of cutting blades may be adjusted by means of screw.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" L. BAILEY/ BOSTON " stamped into one blade.

Missing

None. - may be missing a blade guard for the smaller blade (curved edge), because there are empty holes on the blade, and recesses in the frame where a guard may have fit. SW, March 2010

Finish

All metal construction (probably iron); all areas, save blade, painted black.

Decoration

N/A