General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

5

AKA

tightening wheel

Patents

N/A

General Description

cast metal

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

1.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

4.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Stanley

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This example presumably used after 1917 and until late 1940s; possibly used later.

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 secure cutting iron within plane.

Technical

A frequent problem with later model 110 planes was the inability of this screw to exert sufficient pressure on the cutting iron to keep it true. [Ref. 3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None evident.

Missing

None.

Finish

Black Japanned (?) finish on cast metal screw is worn. Edge is knurled to improve grip.

Decoration

N/A