General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

plane stock

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood

Dimensions

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

Length

16.6 cm

Width

6.2 cm

Height

6.4 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

Davos

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940s; probably also used earlier.

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

Plane used for smoothing curved surfaces. Body supports cutting blade, and ensures straight, level movement of tool over work surface.

Technical

Example of compass plane having a convex curved sole. Popular with wheelwrights, shipbuilders and other tradesmen for smoothing curved surfaces.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"G. DAVOS" stamped in raised print within a jagged-edged rectangular border on toe end of stock. "J. ANTHONY" stamped into both toe and heel ends of stock. "G.T." [?] also crudely incised in toe end.

Missing

None.

Finish

Heavy, dark brown wood.

Decoration

N/A