General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

stock

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood (including boxwood)

Dimensions

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

Length

23.6 cm

Width

4.0 cm

Height

8.6 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

Cox Luckman

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940s; possibly 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] Markings on plane include name of former owner Thomas Minors (b. 1853), a carpenter in Truro, Cornwall [England]. He is listed at a Union St. address in the 1891 Census of Cornwall.

Function

Used to produce quirk or side bead [pattern] moulding. Body supports cutting blade, and ensures straight, level movement of tool over work surface.

Technical

Quirk or side bead moulding was often used at the joint between boards as in match boarding. A side bead plane produced a narrow groove at the back of the bead. Like other narrow planes, bead planes become worn and can lose their shape and consequently the accuracy of their cuts. For that reason, boxwood strips are usually inserted in the sole to reinforce the area containing the quirk and fence. Sometimes a wide beechwood strip is fitted to the side of the stock, to allow for wear on the shoulder. [Ref. 3] Manufacturing dates based on the name of the manufacturer, which changed in 1876 to Cox, Luckman & Son

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"COX & LUCKMAN/ SUPERIOR/ WARRANTED", goat head logo above"TRADE MARK" and "J. ANTHONY" over "T. Minors" stamped into toe end of stock. "J. ANTHONY" and "1/2" stamped into opposite end of stock.

Missing

None

Finish

Medium brown wood; boxwood reinforcement fitted to sole.

Decoration

N/A