General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

back iron and cutter

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal

Dimensions

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

Length

5.7 cm

Width

1.0 cm

Height

16.3 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

Stanley

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]

Function

To smooth or shape broad areas, in preparation for finer or detailed work.

Technical

This example features the larger 2 3/8-inch iron (prior to 1939, the iron measured 2 1/4-inches wide.) To adjust the cutting iron, a lateral adjustment lever and knurled headed screw [operating a forked lever which fed the the cutter up or down were provided on the plane .[Ref. 4]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"STANLEY/ RULE & LEVEL CO./ PAT'D 4-10-03 8-2-10" stamped into cutter.

Missing

None.

Finish

Silver metal back iron and cutter.

Decoration

N/A