Tool (for wood) (Plane)

Museum Object Number 1957.0080.005 A, B

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Butcher (Maker)

Sargent & Co. (Maker)

Creator Notes

Bibliography: Nelson, Robert E., "Directory of American Tool Makers" 199, pg. 689.

Date of Birth

1791

Date of Death

1870

Place of Origin

New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Iron was made in Sheffield, England

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Iron; Stamped in block letters "W.BUTCHER"
2. Inscription; Iron; Inscribed group of symbols " B in circle, an arrow, a maltese cross"
3. Mark; Iron; Stamped in block letters "WARRANTED" "CAST STEEL"
4. Mark; On toe; Stamped "Sargent + Co" "US" in a curvilinear ribbon
5. Inscription; On toe; Inscribed in block letters "C.M.D" "13/2"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Wood; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

5.7 (H) , 16 (L) , 2.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.5 (H) , 41 (L) , 6.3 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• pg 115